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A car caught on fire on Tuesday (March 10) afternoon in Ang Mo Kio.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Photos of the incident were shared on the SG Road Vigilante Facebook group, showing thick plumes of smoke and the car engulfed in flames.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In response to AsiaOne’s queries, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said the incident occurred at around 2.10pm at the junction of Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1 and Ang Mo Kio Avenue 8.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Firefighters extinguished the blaze with a water jet.\u00a0<\/p>\n
No injuries were reported and the cause of the fire is under investigation, added SCDF.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Due to the incident, bus service 853 was temporarily diverted, according to a post on Tower Transit’s social media accounts.<\/p>\n
The bus service, which travels towards Yishun Interchange, skipped three bus stops during the diversion.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bus operations returned to normal as of 5.49pm in their latest update.\u00a0<\/p>\n
SBS Transit bus services 22, 24, 133, 135, 159 and 851e were also diverted due to the fire, and skipped eight bus stops.<\/p>\n
Service operations were restored at 5.48pm, according to SBS Transit’s update on X.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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