Huge fire at Siglap mosque

[Darth_mel]

LATEST: The fire is an act of arson. One person arrested (heard from my police kaki)

Who is Arson ?

 

Why Arson wanna burn the mosque ?

[Moozzie]

CNA reported: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/sin...1009699/1/.html

[Beehive3783]

go check up dictionary.com for the answer..

[JumpySpeedFiend]

Good job by the police! Caught the culprit within a day. I feel so safe living in the east. Hahaha...

[Tarzan666]

Hmmm..14 y/old...

maybe from a school next door...

 

[Ahtong]

I guess the member here who suggested sabotage has been vindicated.

[San853]

Police arrest 14-year-old in connection with fire at Kampung Siglap Mosque

By Imelda Saad, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 06 October 2009 2326 hrs

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/sin...1009699/1/.html

 

SINGAPORE: Police have arrested a 14-year-old in connection to the fire which engulfed the Kampung Siglap Mosque, located along Marina Parade Road on Tuesday.

 

Following initial investigations, officers from the Bedok Police Division managed to establish the identity of a suspect.

 

The youth was nabbed around the vicinity at about 3.30pm.

 

He will be charged in the Juvenile Court on Wednesday. If convicted, the youth could be jailed up to seven years and fined.

 

The blaze, which caused the roof of the Kampung Siglap Mosque to collapse, happened at slightly past 2pm.

 

A man in his 50s was injured trying to escape from the fire, while some 150 people had to evacuate from the mosque.

 

- CNA/yb

 

Major fire causes 150 to evacuate; mosque to close till further notice

By Lynda Hong, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 06 October 2009 1939 hrs

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/sin...1009652/1/.html

 

SINGAPORE: A major fire at a mosque in eastern Singapore on Tuesday afternoon caused thick plumes of smoke in the Marine Parade Road area, and resulted in a rapid evacuation of more than a hundred people.

 

Only one person was injured. A man in his 50s was brought to Changi General Hospital following complaints of pains in his shoulder and knee after he fell while trying to escape from the fire.

 

Police arrested a 14-year-old in connection with the fire at about 3.30pm. He will be charged in the Juvenile Court on Wednesday. If convicted, the youth could be jailed up to seven years and fined.

 

Many viewers called Channel NewsAsia about the fire at the Kampong Siglap Mosque on Marine Parade Road which broke out just after 2pm.

 

Eyewitnesses told Channel NewsAsia that the fire was believed to have started in a corner of the prayer hall. When it went out of control, about 150 people in the mosque were evacuated, including 120 pre-schoolers in the kindergarten housed within the same compound.

 

By the time the Singapore Civil Defence Force's (SCDF) officers arrived, the fire had fully engulfed the rooftop and had threatened to spread to the other sections of the mosque.

 

The SCDF deployed at least two fire engines before the fire was under control after 45 minutes. They then spent some time cooling down the site with water jets.

 

Two red rhinos, three support appliances as well as one ambulance were also deployed.

 

Before the SCDF officers arrived, two people - the mosque's operations manager and a part-time religious teacher - had tried to put out the fire. However, the fire got too big to be put out with the available extinguishers in the mosque.

 

The road nearest to the mosque, heading towards Bedok South Road, was closed for at least three hours due to the fire.

 

The fire is believed to have spread from bookshelves on the second level of the main prayer room to the roof, according to Maj Iskandar Mirza, commander of Changi Fire Station.

 

The roof, measuring 15 by 20 metres, has collapsed in the fire. The Islamic Religious Council (MUIS) said the mosque will be closed until further notice.

 

The mosque, which has a capacity of 3,000 prayer spaces, also ran pre-school classes for 180 students.

 

During its closure, MUIS said the congregation can perform their prayers at other mosques nearby. There are four mosques - Abdul Aleem Siddique, Al-Ansar, Mydin and Kassim - located within a two-kilometre radius of the Kampong Siglap mosque.

 

The staff at the mosque are in touch with parents of the pre-schoolers on alternative arrangements for their children's schooling.

 

SCDF said the Building and Construction Authority will assess the condition of the building.

 

- CNA/yb

 

 

[Noobcar]

Police arrest 14-year-old in connection with fire at Kampung Siglap Mosque

By Imelda Saad, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 06 October 2009 2326 hrs

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/sin...1009699/1/.html

 

SINGAPORE: Police have arrested a 14-year-old in connection to the fire which engulfed the Kampung Siglap Mosque, located along Marina Parade Road on Tuesday.

 

Following initial investigations, officers from the Bedok Police Division managed to establish the identity of a suspect.

 

The youth was nabbed around the vicinity at about 3.30pm.

 

He will be charged in the Juvenile Court on Wednesday. If convicted, the youth could be jailed up to seven years and fined.

 

14yr old can be jailed? or put in boys home?

[GoodCar]

Naugthy Boy, must beat the backside

A useful lesson to teach the children don't any how play with fire

[Amortifiedpenguin]

Oct 7, 2009

FIRE AT SIGLAP MOSQUE

Teen charged with mischief

By Elena Chong

 

A TEEN was charged in a Juvenile Court on Wednesday with mischief by fire, which caused more than $1 million damage to the Kampong Siglap Mosque.

 

No plea was taken from the 14-year-old. He is said to have set fire to the Marine Parade Road mosque with a lighter at about 1.15pm on Tuesday.

 

About 150 people were evacuated from the building. The roof of the mosque, which had a face-lift in March, caved in and loud explosion was heard.

 

The juvenile, who looks tall and big-sized for his age, occasionally looked at his parents who were in court during the brief court session.

 

A police prosecutor asked for the juvenile to be remanded at Singapore Boys' Home for psychiatric assessment. The boy will be brought back to court on Oct 14.

 

The maximum penalty for mischief by fire is a jail term of up to seven years and a fine.

 

http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNew...ory_439163.html

[Nikamura]

wah .. kids nowadays.. even mosque also dare to burn ar!..

[Subzro]

Reminds me of the fire at the mosque in Teban Gardens many years back.. Also caused by mischief if I'm not mistaken..

[Scenic98]

this morning 9am news on class95, the news reader at first said "blast at the mosque" then quickly coorected herself to "blaze at the mosque". Freudian slip ?

[Silver_z]

wat do u mean by sabotage? pls lah, think before u speak. dun create unnecessary tension. u haf absolutely zero EQ.

 

Actually, I did not think further until u mentioned it. mabbe you think too much. And the problem caused in today's world is by people who are both insensitive and overly sensitive. Just relax, dun take things too personal.

[Drafting88]

Some pics I took after I heard the explosion.

Hi Flyguy63,

 

FYI, both you and the forum were mentioned in today's Berita Harian.

 

It reported that the incident was mentioned in this forum at 2.58 p.m. and that you then took photos of the mosque after you had heard a 'blast' due to the fire.

 

 

[Amortifiedpenguin]

Hi Flyguy63,

 

FYI, both you and the forum were mentioned in today's Berita Harian.

 

It reported that the incident was mentioned in this forum at 2.58 p.m. and that you then took photos of the mosque after you had heard a 'blast' due to the fire.

 

haha...we are FAMOUS!!!

[Mustank]

maybe not purposely burn one......maybe go one corner smoke then things got out of hand