Accidents & Safety Incidents news in River Wonders Singapore

1. Vegetation fire at Seletar West Road extinguished by SCDF

   9 hours ago The Straits Times Seletar West Road 1, Singapore 7.9 km

   A fire broke out at an open grass patch near a heavy vehicle park on Seletar West Road 1 on Sept 4. The Singapore Civil Defence Force was alerted at about 9.50am and extinguished the blaze, which involved vegetation measuring about 150m by 50m, using three water jets. No injuries were reported and the cause is under investigation.

2. Police rescue two teenage girls from edge of Toa Payoh car park wall

   1 day ago The Independent Singapore Toa Payoh, Singapore 9.7 km

   Police in Singapore were called after two teenage girls were seen sitting on the edge of a seventh-floor car park wall in Toa Payoh. Officers persuaded both girls to safety, and they were taken to hospital and detained under the Mental Health Act.

3. Two hospitalised after kitchen fire in Yew Tee HDB flat; 20 evacuated

   2 days ago The Straits Times Block 684D, Choa Chu Kang Crescent, Yew Tee, Singapore 5 km

   Two people were taken to hospital after a fire broke out in the kitchen of a 14th-floor HDB flat at Block 684D Choa Chu Kang Crescent on Sept 2. About 20 residents were evacuated as a precaution, and the Singapore Civil Defence Force extinguished the blaze with one water jet.