No one injured after truck catches fire on West Coast Highway; second truck fire in a week


The Singapore Civil Defence Force said that it was alerted at 7.30am to the fire near 71 West Coast Highway. - SCREENGRAB FROM TIKTOK VIDEO

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): A fire broke out on a truck in West Coast on Tuesday (Sept 5) morning, the second involving a heavy vehicle within a week.

The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said that it was alerted at 7.30am to the fire near 71 West Coast Highway involving a crane truck, and extinguished the fire using water jets.

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