Fire breaks out in rubbish container in Geylang; no reported injuries

“The skip bin had been placed at the location by the cleaning contractor appointed by the town council for the removal of bulky items from the neighbourhood,” she said.

Thanking SCDF for its quick response to the incident, she added that she had asked the town council to “take guidance from the SCDF once investigations are concluded”.

The fire is believed to have been sparked by a cigarette butt that someone threw into the waste container, which is used to collect discarded furniture, reported Lianhe Zaobao.

The Chinese-language news daily said that the fire was extinguished by 3pm, with several members of the public also using fire hoses to help put out the fire.

It added that parts of the rubbish container were blackened by the fire, with furniture inside the bin, including sofas and bed frames, reduced to ashes.

Several SCDF personnel and workers were later seen cleaning up the skip bin, reported Lianhe Zaobao, with the area around the container cordoned off.