Taxi catches fire at Bukit Panjang Ring Road

Submitted by Stomper Syinz28

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A taxi caught fire along Bukit Panjang Ring Road on Monday night (Aug 17).

Stomper Syinz28 alerted Stomp to the incident and sent photos of what happened.

"An explosion was heard near the Trans Cab taxi," the Stomper shared.

"The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) responded quickly and put out the fire with a fire extinguisher.

"A fire engine also arrived shortly after."

In response to a Stomp query, a spokesman for SCDF said they were alerted to the fire at 10.10pm.

The fire, which involved the car's engine compartment, was extinguished by SCDF using a fire extinguisher.

There were no reported injuries and cause of fire is under investigation.