Vegetation fire at Tampines
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A large vegetation fire broke out in an open field along Tampines Street 72 at 5.34pm today.
It took some 30 fire fighters nearly four hours to put out the blaze.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force says the fire has been brought under control and no one was injured from the fire.
It adds that the present dry spell experienced in Singapore has seen outbreaks of grass, lallang and vegetation fires.
In the first two months of the year, SCDF responded to 147 cases of such fires.
However, the figures remain relatively low as compared to the peak period last year.
The same period last year saw 341 cases of such fires.
SCDF adds that should current dry and hot conditions continue, occurences of such fires may increase.
It's appealing to the public to help minimise such fire occurences by not throwing lit cigarette butts and matches onto grass patches or fields.
Other preventive measures include not disposing rubbish in fields as such items act as fuel.
It also advises home owners with grass compounds to keep grass trimmed and watered.--938Live
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SCDF dispatch 05 Pump Ladders, 02 Red Rhino & 03 Support vechicles to site
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On site @1735hrs on stand by was PL231, TFV231 & FB231/232
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What the hell siah...
Right behind my house lol...
No wonder yesterday the air very urgh...
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No wonder I saw thick black smoke at TPE when I'm on TIB486P of 858.
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The fire put out already. Just hope it won't start again next few days due to hot & dry weather
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Anyway, OT cos nowhere to post this:
A fire engine with emergency lights on, brokedown at Yishun Ave 1 yesterday. Red Rhino was behind, so it picked up the other 3 firefighters. The fire engine driver remained at the scene waiting for help.
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rota on duty yesterday (3/3) was there from 1700 to 0400hrs.
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Originally posted by Fryderyk HPH:
What the hell siah...
Right behind my house lol...
No wonder yesterday the air very urgh...
tat's why I sms u ask whether u know abt it anot -___-
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Originally posted by ^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~:
tat's why I sms u ask whether u know abt it anot -___-
LOL oops paiseh paiseh
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Yet another bushfire at Tampines
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Originally posted by QX179R:Yet another bushfire at Tampines
GG liao...
Tampines North area got too much vegetation, so everytime the weather like that, more or less will have bushfires...
ZOMG~
Luckily for me, now in Penang hahah~
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most of them are caused by irresponsible disposal of cigarette butts..
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Aiyo....poor Rota personal from STN23!
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andddddd... it's my brother's rota today.
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Pics from Stomp shows Pumper & Water Tanker from Sengkang FS...so, most likely STN33 was called to help also...
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Originally posted by QX179R:
most of them are caused by irresponsible disposal of cigarette butts..
Yah that area got a lot of foreign workers living in dorms and there is a NEWater planned construction site too, might have been workers smoking in the bushes...
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Today, another three bush fires in Tampines throughout the day, the worst one was near the Tampines Service Road where vegetation over an area of about three football fields was razed.
It took 50 firefighters more than three hours to bring the flames under control. Twenty officers stayed overnight to ensure that all the embers were fully put out.
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I saw 04 Pump Ladders, Fire Bikes, 02 Red Rhinos & 02 PDV along Tampines Rd @2205hrs. Most prob staying overnite to ensure fire does not start again.