Motorists slow down to look at burning car on PIE, cause heavy traffic jam
Ong Su Mann
Posted on 02 September 2023 | 2,117 views | 4 comments
A white MPV caught fire on the Pan-Island Expressway (PIE) early Thursday evening (Aug 31), causing a traffic jam.
A Stomper shared a video of firefighters putting out the fire in the emergency lane of the expressway.
A Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) Red Rhino, a tow truck and vehicles from the Land Transport Authority (LTA) and the police were at the scene.
Other videos of the car fire were also posted online.
In response to a Stomp query, SCDF said it was alerted to the fire on the PIE towards Tuas after the Eng Neo exit at about 5.45pm and extinguished the flames using a hosereel and a Compressed Air Foam backpack.
No injuries were reported and the cause of the fire is under investigation.
One TikTok user said there was a heavy traffic jam due to onlookers slowing down to see the fire.@t.time82
At around 6pm that day, LTA sent out several tweets to advise motorists about the congestion.@artsydadcrafts