A woman was on her way to meet a friend in Sembawang on April 7 when she encountered a fire at a construction site.<\/p>\n
Stomper Izzy <\/strong>was driving towards Forest Hills Condominium at around 4pm when she saw black smoke in the air. She initially thought that a \u201cmassive praying session\u201d was taking place.<\/p>\n As her car got closer to the source of the smoke, Izzy noticed construction equipment, including a boom lift, on fire. <\/p>\n At the time, the fire appeared to be small and there were a few workers standing by the roadside \u2013 but things soon changed.<\/p>\n \u201cWhen we turned back after about 10 minutes, the fire was bigger and there was more black smoke,\u201d Izzy recounted. <\/p>\n Izzy told Stomp she had been afraid that the fire would grow and cause an explosion, since the construction equipment might be filled with combustible fuel.<\/p>\n In response to Stomp\u2019s queries, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to a fire along Sembawang Road at around 4.05pm. <\/p>\n The fire involved the engine compartment of a boom lift. SCDF extinguished the fire using a hose reel and a water jet. <\/p>\n There were no reported injuries and the cause of the fire is under investigation.<\/p>\n Have something to say? Join in!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n See something interesting? Contribute<\/a> your story to us.<\/p>\n![\"Stomp](\"https:\/\/www.stomp.sg\/assets\/stomp-comment-COLiWNMD.png\")
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