{"id":87366,"date":"2026-09-24T01:43:01","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T17:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=87366"},"modified":"2026-09-24T01:43:01","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T17:43:01","slug":"car-catches-fire-in-tampines-explosion-heard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=87366","title":{"rendered":"Car catches fire in Tampines, &#8216;explosion&#8217; heard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<p class=\"font-primary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">A car was engulfed in flames amid heavy rain near a junction in Tampines on Sept 22.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-primary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">A Stomper spotted the fire near the junction of Tampines Road and Tampines Avenue 10 at about 5.48pm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-primary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">She told Stomp that she was waiting at a traffic light when she initially noticed white smoke coming from the car.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-primary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">\u201cWhen we were at the traffic light, at first, we saw just white smoke,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-primary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">\u201cThen it kind of exploded. I think that led to the black smoke and fire.\u201d<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"my-lg md:my-xl\">\n<p><hr class=\"flex-1 border-grayscale-100 lg:hidden\"\/><span class=\"text-grayscale-400 text-14 leading-16 font-primary text-center lg:text-left p-sm\">Scroll to continue reading<\/span><\/p>\n<hr class=\"flex-1 border-grayscale-100 my-md\"\/>\n<hr class=\"my-md border-grayscale-100\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"font-primary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">A video shared by the Stomper shows a white <a class=\"text-primary-brand no-underline hover:underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stomp.sg\/trending-now\/video-womans-calm-response-her-lamborghini-catching-fire-goes-viral-so-nice-be-rich-zero-stress?ref=inline-article-9722917\" target=\"_blank\" data-discover=\"true\" rel=\"noopener\">car engulfed in flames<\/a> near the traffic light as <a class=\"text-primary-brand no-underline hover:underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stomp.sg\/trending-now\/flash-floods-hit-parts-bukit-timah-heavy-downpour-blankets-island?ref=inline-article-9722917\" target=\"_blank\" data-discover=\"true\" rel=\"noopener\">heavy rain pours down<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-primary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">Thick black smoke can be seen billowing from the vehicle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-primary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">In response to a Stomp query, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to a fire near the junction of Tampines Road and Tampines Avenue 10 at about 5.45pm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-primary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">The fire involved a car and was extinguished using a water jet and hose reel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-primary pt-md text-18 font-normal leading-1.5 text-grayscale-800\">There were no reported injuries and the cause of the fire is under investigation.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"bg-primary-100 h-px border-0 mt-lg md:mt-xxl\"\/>\n<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-xl rounded-xl border border-primary-100 mt-lg md:mt-xxl\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stomp.sg\/assets\/stomp-comment-COLiWNMD.png\" alt=\"Stomp Comment\" class=\"absolute -mt-lg -ml-xs w-[203px] md:w-[255px]\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Have something to say? 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