Friday, March 13, 2009

Explosions, then fire breaks out in Kampung Buangkok area

Explosions, then fire breaks out in Kampung Buangkok area
A Stomper was roused from his sleep this morning (Mar 13) at about 3:30 am, when he said he heard explosions, and saw from his apartment that the forested area behind his Buangkok home caught fire.

Mr Chua emailed Stomp and said:

"Forested area caught fire at around Friday, Mar 13 at 3.30am.

"A few explosions were heard before fire engine arrived.

"The black smoke was close to 13th, 14th storey high. The videos / pictures were captured by a mobile phone from a HDB flat.

"From our home, we could see the fire clearly."

The SCDF says it received a call about the fire, which took place at the open grass area at 18, Lorong Buangkok.

SOme wooden, discarded items were on fire in the area.

The SCDF used two jets to extinguish the flames. No one was hurt in this incident.

Explosions, then fire breaks out in Kampung Buangkok area

Do check out the video posted on STOMP.

Go here for relevant news articles and related Seen on STOMP posts on bushfires in Singapore
When the feeling ain't the same and your body don't want to
But you know gotta let it go cuz the party ain't jumpin' like it used to
Even though this might bruise you
Let it burn
Let it burn
Gotta let it burn


- Burn by Usher