Four vegetation fires reported around Singapore

SINGAPORE — Four vegetation fires were reported around Singapore today (March 12), with firefighters taking four hours to put out one of the blazes in an area measuring about eight football fields near Aviation Park Road.

The fire, which was reported at 4.09pm and involved pockets of fire, was extinguished using seven water jets, said the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF). Close to 20 fire engines, Red Rhinos and support vehicles were sent to the scene.

Vegetation fires were also reported along Woodlands Road, Kheam Hock Road and Jalan Bumbong today. There were no reported injuries in all four incidents and investigations are ongoing.

The fire along Woodlands Road was reported at about 7.05pm. There were pockets of fire in an area measuring one football field. The fire was extinguished using one water jet, said the SCDF, which sent two fire engines to the location.

There were 198 vegetation fires for the first two months of this year, as compared to 25 fires for the same period last year. The SCDF said steps have been taken to monitor hot spots to detect fire risks and mitigate fires in light of the dry spell that Singapore has been experiencing since January.