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  • 30 People Evacuated From Clementi Mall After Car Catches Fire At Basement Carpark

    30 People Evacuated From Clementi Mall After Car Catches Fire At Basement Carpark

    About 30 people were evacuated from a mall in Clementi on Sunday (April 9) afternoon after a car caught fire in the carpark.

    The fire occurred at about 1.15pm at the entrance of the carpark at The Clementi Mall, Lianhe Wanbao reported on Monday (April 10).

    The vehicle caught fire suddenly as it was entering the carpark at the basement, and the driver escaped just in time, Wanbao said.

    Smoke from the fire activated the fire alarms and building security evacuated the customers and stallholders in the mall.

    A food stall vendor in her 40s, who gave her name as Madam Zhang, told Wanbao: “I first heard the fire alarm. Then, security came to tell us that there was a fire, and told us not to panic and walk to the first floor.

    “Later, when I reached the escalator, I smelled smoke and saw black smoke coming out of the carpark.”

    An employee at a pet store who gave his name as Mr Weijie, 26, said that he had initially thought it was a fire drill.

    “After that, a regular customer told me that a car was on fire at the entrance, and I realised it was real,” he said.

    The fire involved the engine compartment of the vehicle, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) told The Straits Times.

    SCDF was alerted at 1.15pm and dispatched two fire engines, two Red Rhinos and two support vehicles.

    It extinguished the fire using fire extinguishers, a compressed air foam backpack and an internal hose reel.

    Approximately 30 people were evacuated by building security, SCDF said.

    There were no reported injuries, and the cause of the fire is being investigated.

     

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    Source: http://www.straitstimes.com

  • Bukit Panjang LRT Broke Down, 65 Passengers Evacuated By SCDF

    Bukit Panjang LRT Broke Down, 65 Passengers Evacuated By SCDF

    A total of 65 passengers had to be evacuated from Bukit Panjang Light Rapid Transit (LRT) trains on Tuesday (Mar 28) following a breakdown in train services at about 8.10pm.

    SMRT said that the breakdown happened due to a “propulsion fault”. Another LRT train was deployed to rescue the stalled train back to the depot for further checks, it added.

    During this time, train services on the loop running between Petir and Senja stations were still available.  Bus bridging and free regular bus services were activated between Choa Chu Kang and Bukit Panjang LRT stations, SMRT said.
    Service resumed at 9.27pm.

     

    Source: www.channelnewsasia.com

     

  • Heroic Republic Poly Staff Saves Family Before Engine Burst

    Heroic Republic Poly Staff Saves Family Before Engine Burst

    He was taking a break with his colleagues at about 3.30pm on Sunday (March 26) when he saw smoke coming out from the bonnet of a nearby car.

    What horrified Mr Ramzie Ramzan, 38, an audio and visual technician with Republic Polytechnic (RP), was a couple with their young daughter, believed to be about six or seven years old, inside the car, which was on Woodlands Avenue 9.

    “We ran towards the car, shouting for the family to get out in case the car caught fire or worse, exploded,” he told The New Paper.

    Thanks to Mr Ramzie and his colleagues’ quick reactions, the family got out of the car just moments before the engine burst into flames.

    By the time Mr Ramzie and his colleagues got to the car, the fire had grown to about the height of the car.

    “We then rushed back to the RP control room to grab a few fire extinguishers because we needed to control the fire as it was a busy road.

    “It was scary, definitely, but our main concern was ensuring nothing worse happened because it was a busy street with much traffic,” he said.

     

    “It was just a basic instinct. As a father of three, I was just concerned for others and just a spontaneous reaction to help,” he said.

     

    Source: www.tnp.sg

  • Tuas Fire Involves Chemical Waste And Flammable Materials; Public Advised To Stay Clear Of Area: SCDF

    Tuas Fire Involves Chemical Waste And Flammable Materials; Public Advised To Stay Clear Of Area: SCDF

    Explosions can be heard as firefighters fight to put out a fire involving chemical waste and flammable materials  at a Tuas waste management plant on Thursday (Feb 23) morning.

    The cause of the fire is not known. The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) says the fire involves chemical waste and flammable materials and has advised the public to stay clear of the area.

    Eye witnesses told The Straits Times that the roads around the site of the fire at 23 Tuas View Circuit are closed and bus services have stopped.

    ECO Special Waste Management  was engulfed in flames when the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) arrived. It is fully licensed by the National Environment Agency (NEA) as a Toxic Industrial Waste Collector, a General Waste Collector, and an Asbestos Removal Contractor, among other qualifications.

    It provides services to industrial and commercial customers from industries such as petrochemical, pharmaceutical, oil and gas, power generation, electronics, marine, engineering, and semiconductor, with 2,000 customers, the company said on its website.

    Construction worker Asraful, 23, told The Straits Times he saw the fire when he woke up at 8am.

    Mr Asraful, who lives in Tuas South Dormitory, was walking out from Tuas South Ave 9, which had been closed to the public.

    “The buses have all stopped,” he said.

    Mr Daniq, 40, a chef, was on his way to work at Tuas Power Station at 10am. He said he had to walk from a long way off because of road closures due to the fire.

    Around 200 SCDF responders are currently at the site to put out the flames.

    SCDF has also deployed nine fire engines, five Red Rhinos, four Unmanned Firefighting Machines, one ambulance and 15 support vehicles.

    In a Facebook post at 9.49am, it said: “Periodic explosions could be heard as firefighters battle the blaze to contain it within the affected premises. SCDF is also applying foam to suppress the fire in the drains within the immediate vicinity.”

    An earlier SCDF Facebook post at 8.40am said that the area, which measured about 200m by 200m, was fully engulfed in flames when their officers arrived.

    It first alerted the public about the fire on its Facebook at 7.18am, adding that StarHub mobile subscribers within the immediate vicinity of the fire incident would have received an advisory message urging members of public to stay away from the area.

    Police confirmed the fire in a Facebook post: “The Police confirm that a case of fire has been reported at 23 Tuas View Circuit. Tuas South Ave 3 and Tuas View Crescent are closed to facilitate operations. The public is advised to avoid the area.”

     

    Source: StraitsTimes

  • Lelaki 39 Tahun Terjun Dari Tingkat 8 Di Tampines

    Lelaki 39 Tahun Terjun Dari Tingkat 8 Di Tampines

    Seorang lelaki Melayu berusia 39 tahun cuba membunuh diri dengan menerjun dari tingkat 8 sebuah flat di Blok 903 Tampines Avenue 4 hari ini (27 Jan).

    Demikian disahkan Pasukan Polis Singapura (SPF) dan Pasukan Pertahanan Awam Singapura (SCDF) kepada BERITAMediacorp.

    SPF menyatakan kepada pihak kami, ia dimaklumkan tentang perkara itu pada pukul 2.28 petang tadi.

    SCDF juga memberitahu BERITAMediacorp lelaki itu didapati menguncikan dirinya di dalam sebuah bilik tidur sebelum berdiri di parapet luar tingkap bilik tersebut.

    Seorang pengguna Facebook, Abdillah Salleh yang dihubungi BERITAMediacorp menceritakan bahawa beliau berada di kawasan tersebut dan sempat memetik gambar dan memuat naik video tindakan berbahaya lelaki tersebut.

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    Posted by Abdillah Salleh on Friday, 27 January 2017

    “Masa itu, sudah 3.00 lebih petang dan saya nampak keadaan kecoh lalu saya memetik gambar itu,” kata Encik Abdillah kepada BERITAMediacorp.

    SCDF pula menambah, pihaknya mengerahkan dua buah kereta bomba, dua motosikal bomba, satu ambulans dan dua kenderaan sokongan ke tampat kejadian.

    Pihak SCDF memasang satu tilam keselamatan berisi angin di tingkat bawah lantai yang berada di bawah tingkap bilik itu.

    Lelaki itu kemudian melompat terjun ke bawah dan pasukan paramedik segera bergegas ke arah lelaki itu.

    SCDF memberitahu BERITAMediacorp, lelaki itu didapati tidak sedarkan diri selepas itu dan dibawa ke Hospital Besar Changi.

    SPF menyatakan lelaki berkenaan selepas itu ditangkap atas percubaan cuba membunuh diri dan siasatan terhadap lelaki itu sedang dijalankan.

    Source: http://berita.mediacorp.sg