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A recycling truck caught fire on Bedok Reservoir Road on Tuesday (Oct 20).<\/p>\n
In a Facebook post shared on the same day, an image shows collected items piled along the roadside, with smoke billowing from the contents.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) vehicle could also be seen behind the truck.<\/p>\n
According to the poster, cardboard in the truck caught fire, prompting the contents to be unloaded onto the road for firefighters to extinguish the blaze.<\/p>\n
At least two lanes appeared to be closed to traffic as a result of the incident.<\/p>\n
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\n\n @asiaone<\/a> Investigations are underway after a rubbish truck caught fire on Bedok Reservoir Road on Oct 20 (Tue). No one was hurt in the incident. #sgnews<\/a> #Singapore<\/a> #Fire<\/a> \u266c original sound – AsiaOne<\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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Responding to queries from AsiaOne, the SCDF said it was alerted to the fire at the junction of Bedok Reservoir Road and Bedok Reservoir View at about 12.40pm.<\/p>\n
The fire involved the contents of a rubbish truck and was extinguished using two water jets.<\/p>\n
There were no reported injuries and the cause of the fire is under investigation.<\/p>\n
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