MP comes across fire at Geylang temple, uses fire extinguisher to douse flames<\/h2>\n
When a fire broke out at a small temple in Geylang, a Member of Parliament (MP) happened to be nearby.<\/p>\n
He ended up helping to extinguish the flames before the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) arrived, he said.<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\nSource: Cai Yinzhou on Facebook<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Fire burns vegetation next to Geylang temple<\/h3>\n
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>.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n Source: Cai Yinzhou on Facebook<\/p>\n<\/div>\n According to Google Maps, the temple appeared to be the Gek Hong Temple along Lorong 26 Geylang<\/a>, which is between two apartment buildings.<\/p>\n Mr Cai said he and his wife were nearby and saw an elderly couple trying to put out the fire with a hose.<\/p>\n Then, a neighbour handed him a fire extinguisher.<\/p>\n A video showed the MP darting into the temple grounds<\/a>, which was filled with smoke.<\/p>\n Source: Cai Yinzhou on Facebook<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Later, another video showed that the SCDF had arrived at the scene<\/a>.<\/p>\n Source: Cai Yinzhou on Facebook<\/p>\n<\/div>\n As a firefighter emerged from the fire engine, Mr Cai was still in the temple grounds.<\/p>\n \n\t\t![\"\"](\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/geylang-temple.jpg\")
<\/p>\nMP handed fire extingusher, runs into temple grouds<\/h3>\n
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