SINGAPORE \u2013 A fire broke out in a rubbish container on the ground floor of an HDB estate in Geylang on Jan 9.<\/p>\n
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to the fire, which involved the contents of a skip bin at Block 56 Cassia Crescent, at about 2.30pm that day.<\/p>\n
SCDF officers extinguished the fire using two hose reels, and no injuries were reported.<\/p>\n
The cause of the fire is being investigated.<\/p>\n
In a Facebook post later on Jan 9, Mountbatten MP Gho Sze Kee said the fire was contained within the skip bin and that there was no damage to nearby properties.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe 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,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Thanking SCDF for its quick response to the incident, she added that she had asked the town council to \u201ctake guidance from the SCDF once investigations are concluded\u201d.<\/p>\n Lianhe Zaobao said a fire in a skip bin in Cassia Crescent was extinguished by 3pm on Jan 9.<\/p>\n PHOTO: LIANHE ZAOBAO<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n 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.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n Several SCDF personnel and workers were later seen cleaning up the skip bin, reported Lianhe Zaobao, with the area around the container cordoned off.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/picture><\/div>