SINGAPORE – An SMRT bus caught fire near Woodgrove Primary School in Woodlands on the afternoon of May 5, sending thick plumes of black smoke up in the air.
In response to queries, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to a fire involving a bus along Woodlands Avenue 1 at about 1.40pm.
SCDF extinguished the fire using a water jet and a hosereel.
There were no reported injuries, and the cause of the fire is under investigation, it added.
In a video of the incident, fire is seen blazing at the front half of the bus, with a pillar of black smoke rising into the sky.
In another video, a firefighter is seen spraying water over the bus, which has been reduced to metal.
