Members of the public used a fire extinguisher to put out a fire beneath a taxi. No one was injured in the incident.
The fire broke out in the Geylang Road area at about 9.05pm on Wednesday (11 November).
Photographs uploaded to the Facebook page “SGRV FRONT MAN” showed a ComfortDelGro taxi on fire by the roadside, with the blaze appearing to originate from its undercarriage. Another photograph showed the taxi with its bonnet open after the fire had been extinguished.
In response to queries from Lianhe Zaobao, the Singapore Civil Defence Force confirmed that it was alerted to the fire at about 9.05pm on Wednesday. The fire involved the undercarriage of a hybrid electric vehicle. Members of the public put out the fire with an extinguisher before firefighters arrived. No one was injured.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Lianhe Zaobao has contacted ComfortDelGro for comment.
