Tag Archives: Singapore Civil Defence Force

A Transcab taxi caught fire in the KPE tunnel towards TPE after ECP, leaving part of the tunnel closed. Thankfully, the SCDF managed to extinguish the fire and nobody was injured. Drivers are advised to avoid lane 4. Some were also told to abandon their motorbikes and exit the tunnel.

Our reader noticed a Malay toddler being trapped in a car just this afternoon at Balmoral Plaza and thinks it was a careless mistake by the child's parent. According to our reader, the Singapore Civil Defence Force used hydraulic equipment to rescue the boy, who was excited upon seeing the SCDF in action.

15 buildings have been found to be using external cladding that does not meet fire safety standards. The Singapore Civil Defence Force announced a list of affected buildings with non-Class 0 cladding, including Singapore Polytechnic and Clementi Fire Station. Fire station also got combustible cladding? How come never ownself check ownself?

A car went from a fiery fireball to a smoldering wreck yesterday at Block 167, Bedok South Avenue 3.

An SCDF officer who was rushing to an emergency was knocked down by a car yesterday at the junction of Sembawang Rd and Jln Jeruju. He was conveyed to the hospital conscious and quickly treated for his injury. #GetWellSoon

A bedroom of a Tiong Bahru HDB flat caught fire this afternoon but nobody was injured. The cause of the fire is uncertain as investigations are ongoing.

A 30 year-old man was found lying motionless under Block 165A at Teck Whye Crescent this morning at 4.45AM!

A 5-month old baby boy was left in the car for almost 20 minutes and had to be rescued by the Singapore Civil Defence Force. A neighbour's video showed the SCDF examining the car before the baby's father came to unlock the door and pull him out. It was uncertain why the father simply left his baby there for so long.

The SCDF was sure busy yesterday in saving people who were trapped on the Tiger Sky Tower and extinguishing fire from a car that caught fire at Chin Swee Tunnel. The Havelock Rd exit, which had to be closed for a few hours due to the accident, has since reopened.

In an emergency broadcast to Singaporeans on social media, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) warned Singaporeans to stay away from an industrial building at 166 Kallang Way.