MP comes across fire at Geylang temple, uses fire extinguisher to douse flames
When a fire broke out at a small temple in Geylang, a Member of Parliament (MP) happened to be nearby.
He ended up helping to extinguish the flames before the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) arrived, he said.
Source: Cai Yinzhou on Facebook
Fire burns vegetation next to Geylang temple
In a Facebook post on Friday (20 March), Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC MP Cai Yinzhou said the vegetation surrounding the temple had caught fire.
A photo he shared showed a thick cloud of smoke next to the temple and its field, as well as the foliage on its fence, engulfed in flames.
Source: Cai Yinzhou on Facebook
According to Google Maps, the temple appeared to be the Gek Hong Temple along Lorong 26 Geylang, which is between two apartment buildings.
MP handed fire extingusher, runs into temple grouds
Mr Cai said he and his wife were nearby and saw an elderly couple trying to put out the fire with a hose.
Then, a neighbour handed him a fire extinguisher.
