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This morning at 6.40am, whilst coming out from AMK Ave 1 to CTE toward Yishun, saw very thick white smoke at CTE opposite side going toward Kampong Java tunnel. Couldn't get a good look but I think a SBS bus on fire... The jam started from CTE before AMK Ave 1 exit to Yio Chu Kang flyover toward city. Those going to office will be late ....

A car caught fire at the Pan Island Expressway (PIE) Saturday afternoon. The car, believed to be a black Lexus sports model, was near the PIE Clementi Road exit in the Tuas to Changi direction. The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it received a call at about 3.10pm concerning a vehicle on fire at the expressway. It sent a fire engine and a red Rhino to the scene, and firemen extinguished the fire with one water jet. SCDF said no one was injured. Investigation into the cause of the fire is underway. Source: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singap...pie/711292.html

Stomp Tuesday, May 21, 2013 SINGAPORE - Stomp reported that a fire was seen at the Traffic Police station in Paya Lebar Road at about 1.15pm. A Stomp contributor, Diana, had said the SCDF soon arrived to put out the blaze. Diana said: "We were enjoying our lunch in the office when suddenly one of our colleagues ran in and urged us to go out. "We were all surprised to see that a fire had broken out at the Traffic Police station, and a lot of loud sounds were heard. "Within five minutes, two fire engine cars arrived and put the fire down."

He had escaped a blaze at his workplace in the Jurong Industrial Estate four days ago, as he was out on a job. But Malaysian Tan Kian Eang, 45, was not so lucky early yesterday morning, as his bicycle was involved in a collision with an SBS Transit bus at the junction of Jalan Boon Lay and International Road. Paramedics from the Singapore Civil Defence Force arrived shortly after the accident at around midnight and pronounced Mr Tan dead at the scene. The Singaporean bus driver has been suspended pending police investigations. This is the second fatality from a bus collision in less than two weeks. A 42-year-old woman died after she was hit by an SBS bus in Clementi on April 23. Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/...on-bus-20130504

Saw these pics from my FB feeds.. Anyone nearby knows what happen?

from CNA : Fire breaks out at car showroom A fire broke out at the Borneo Motors building at Leng Kee late Friday morning. Borneo Motors is the distributor of Lexus and Toyota car brands. SINGAPORE: A fire broke out at the Borneo Motors building at Leng Kee late Friday morning. Borneo Motors is the distributor of Lexus and Toyota car brands. The Singapore Civil Defence Force said the fire was put out within 15 minutes of SCDF personnel arriving on the scene. SCDF said no one was injured. A spokesperson from Borneo Motors told Channel NewsAsia it was its body and paint repairs facility at Leng Kee that was involved in the fire. The spokesperson said one of the stay-paint ovens had short circuited. The ovens are used to dry freshly-painted cars. The spokesperson said it is unable to verify if there was a vehicle in the oven at the time of the fire as access to the facility is currently blocked. The spokesperson said its staff on hand had tried to put out the fire with fire extinguishers. Its 60 employees were immediately evacuated from the facility. Borneo Motors is helping with investigations on the cause of the fire. - CNA/xq

is it because of high performance causing more heat production togethrr with poor maintanence which causes fires in the cars? or is it other factors? we often hear of ferrari, lambo, bmw cars catching fires on the roads. anyone got any views on this? can prevent it one?

A BMW car caught fire at a carpark in the Geylang Serai on Wednesday (Mar 27), reported STOMPer Wiism who came across the scene and called the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) for help. In his report, the STOMPer wrote: "Was walking by Block 2A in Geylang Serai at about 12.30pm on Mar 27 when I saw smoke coming out from under the hood of a parked BMW 7-series car. "Thinking that something was amiss and being afraid that the car might explode, I called the SCDF and quickly moved to a safe distance from the car. "The car seemed to be unoccupied at the time. "As I waited anxiously for the SCDF to arrive. I noticed some other passers-by try to extinguish the fire by using a fire extinguisher and the water hose, which can be very dangerous. "Nevertheless, the SCDF came promptly to extinguish the fire and thankfully, no one suffered any injuries." http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/stomp/sg...ai_carpark.html

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/sin...1262523/1/.html Jialat man. Hope the injured guy is ok.

Channel NewsAsia Singapore BREAKING - JURONG SHIP FIRE: 4 berthed ships caught fire in a shipyard at No. 1 Jalan Samulun at around 9:20pm. 1 ship sank after being engulfed in flames and 1 man has been sent to S'pore General Hospital for burn injuries. Civil Defence says the fire was brought under control within 90 minutes and is conducting a secondary search for casualties.

Wife msg me she had to evacuate the train at Bishan MRT.

http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/fire-...eard-only-staff biggest joke of all. By the time u realize got smoke n fire, u die already.. Then why all office buildings need fire drill??? Next time just stay in office dont panic! HHHAAHAHAHAH

It's time to renew the HDB fire insurance again. Can I check with you folks which policy did you opt for, or is sufficient to just go for the lowest $8.24 (covering $75,300)? If you happen to know of anyone around you whom had the unfortunate experience of making such claims before, would appreciate the sharing of experience. Thanks folks.

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/sin...1253887/1/.html SINGAPORE: A fire has broken out at Newton MRT station on Wednesday morning. The Singapore Civil Defence Force says officers are now at the scene. Train services on the North South Line have been affected. There are no train services between Newton and Toa Payoh towards Jurong East. SMRT says free public and shuttle buses are now available at affected stations between Toa Payoh and Newton.

A body was found in a car that caught fire after it rammed into a concrete barrier at a junction along Upper Bukit Timah Road earlier this morning (Jan 20). In response to a query from STOMP, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said that they found the body in the driver's seat after putting out the fire at the front of the vehicle. A spokesperson for the SCDF said: "The SCDF received a call of a car fire at the junction of Hillview Road and Upper Bukit Timah Road at 5.15am. "One fire engine, one Red Rhino and one ambulance were deployed. "Upon arrival, the SCDF found the fire well-alight at the front of the vehicle, and extinguished it within one minute. "A body was found in the driver's seat. "The cause of the fire is still under investigation. http://singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg/stomp/sg...ukit_timah.html

saw this at Jusco bukit indah a few months back........SG car plate.......SG car also army train......... [laugh]

Wonder what happened !!!

Another case... From CNA: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/sin...1199925/1/.html Taxi catches fire on expressway Posted: 08 May 2012 1348 hrs

Just saw this in another forum. SBS caught fire at Suntec city. Anyone else saw what happened?

Situations like this can easily 擦枪走火 degenerate into something unthinkable.... Hope cooler heads prevails. From CNA: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp...1227887/1/.html Japan, Taiwan fire water cannons near disputed islands Posted: 25 September 2012 1332 hrs TOKYO: Coastguard vessels from Japan and Taiwan duelled with water cannons on Tuesday after dozens of Taiwanese boats escorted by patrol ships sailed into waters around Tokyo-controlled islands. Japanese coastguard ships sprayed water at the fishing vessels, footage on national broadcaster NHK showed, with the Taiwanese patrol boats retaliating by directing their own high-pressure hoses at the Japanese ships. The large-scale breach of what Japan considers sovereign territory -- one of the biggest since WWII -- is the latest escalation in a row over ownership of the islands that pits Tokyo against Beijing and Taipei. The intrusion complicates the already volatile territorial dispute with China. Taiwan has said that officers aboard some of the patrol ships sent to the area are fully-armed elite coastguard personnel. Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Osamu Fujimura told a press conference that by 9:00am (0000 GMT) eight Taiwanese coastguard and 40 fishing boats were in Japanese waters. "We have made contact with the Taiwan authorities, and told them that they cannot enter our territorial waters," he said. A spokesman for Taiwan's coastguard confirmed that nearly 60 boats got close to the islands, some coming within three nautical miles -- well inside the 12-nautical-mile territorial exclusion zone. Japan's coastguard said all vessels left territorial waters a few hours later. The boats are part of a fleet that left Taiwan on Monday, vowing to stake their claim to islands where they say they have ancestral fishing rights. More than 60 fishing boats flying Taiwanese flags left Suao, a port in northeast Taiwan, at 0700 GMT Monday, with 300 fishermen and 60 reporters on board. Taiwan's coastguard sent at least 10 patrol boats alongside the vessels. "We'll do everything to protect our fishermen. We do not rule out using force to fight back if Japan were to do so," Wang Chin-wang, head of the Coast Guard Administration, said in parliament. Japan administers the uninhabited, but strategically well-positioned archipelago under the name Senkaku. Beijing says it has owned the islands for centuries and calls them Diaoyu. Taiwan also claims the islands, which lie around 200 kilometres (125 miles) from its coast. Ownership of the islands has become an important tenet of identity for all three claimants; the possible presence of energy reserves in the nearby seabed adds to the mix. The last large intrusion into Japanese waters was in 1996, according to a spokesman at the Tokyo headquarters of the Japan Coast Guard. He said at that time, 41 ships carrying activists from Hong Kong and Taiwan entered waters around the islands with the intention of asserting sovereignty. Chen Chun-sheng, the head of the Suao Fishermen Association, said at the weekend: "Diaoyutai has been our traditional fishing ground for centuries. We pledge to use our lives to protect it or we'd disgrace our ancestors." Fujimura said Japan was handling Tuesday's situation as delicately as it could. "All in all, we must continue to take utmost caution for policing of the areas surrounding the Senkaku islands. Agencies concerned must continue to closely coordinate their actions," he said. "Japan's position is that, in light of good Japan-Taiwan relations, we must solve the issue peacefully. We wish to respond calmly." Relations between Japan and China, meanwhile, have scraped long-unseen lows in recent weeks following Tokyo's nationalisation of three of the islands, which it bought from a private Japanese landowner. Several days of sometimes violent protests erupted in cities across China, where Japanese businesses were targeted by rioters. Japan's coastguard said on Monday that of two of China's maritime surveillance ships had spent seven hours in territorial waters around Uotsurijima, the largest island in the chain. Two fisheries patrol boats briefly also entered the 12-nautical-mile zone around the chain, the coastguard said. Four marine surveillance ships and two fisheries patrol boats were in contiguous waters as of 9:00am Tuesday (0000 GMT), according to the coastguard. None of the Chinese ships sent to the area belongs to the military. Both types of vessel are government-owned and used to enforce Chinese law in domestic waters. - AFP/al

[extract] As the Chinese saying goes,

The most popular Lamborghini model to date, the Gallardo, is recalled due to potential fluid leak from the power steering hoses. These unlucky units are built between 2004 to 2006 and both the Gallardo Coupe and Spyder body styles are involved. The recall began in Australia, followed by Canada and now in the U.S. About 1,491 units are affected in the U.S. According to Lamborghini, high pressure hoses for the hydraulic-assisted power steering system may leak under certain driving conditions. Should this occur, a fire could break out if the fluid comes into contact with an ignition source. Lamborghini is notifying the affected owners, who can take their Gallardos to their dealers for repairs at no charge. The car is named after a famous breed of fighting bull and represented to many the smaller version of the Murcielago. The

TODAY East Village hotel fire updates from SCDF: - Received emergency call at 9.06am, arrived on scene within 8 minutes. - Smoke had engulfed "showroom lobby" of the hotel. - 9 civilians, including 4 children, treated for smoke inhalation and sent to SGH. - 2 firefighters also treated for smoke inhalation. - Fire still being fought by 80 SCDF personnel still on site.

Happened around 11+ pm just now at woodlands circle