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A tree at a courtyard outside Margaret Drive Hawker Centre in Queenstown caught fire on Thursday (Oct 23) evening but did not result in any injuries.<\/p>\n
The incident happened at about 6.50pm at Block 38A Margaret Drive.<\/p>\n
Videos of the incident posted on social media show flames on a branch of the tree even though it appears to have been recently trimmed.<\/p>\n
Flames were concentrated on just the branch and did not spread elsewhere.<\/p>\n
It is unclear how the branch caught fire.<\/p>\n
Firefighters responding to the incident were seen using the hawker centre’s staircase to get to a high point, from which, they later used a hose reel and water jet to put out the fire.<\/p>\n
The Singapore Civil Defence Force told AsiaOne that there were no reported injuries.<\/p>\n
The cause of the fire is under investigation.<\/p>\n
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