Burning bus on Marina Coastal Expressway causes closure of ECP exit lane
An exit lane on the East Coast Parkway (ECP) has been closed after a private bus travelling towards Changi caught fire at around 2pm on Sunday (Jan 7) afternoon. Photo: Telegram/SG No 1 all-in-1 sharing
SINGAPORE – An exit lane on the East Coast Parkway (ECP) has been closed after a private bus travelling towards Changi caught fire at around 2pm on Sunday (Jan 7) afternoon.
There are no reported injuries as a result of the incident.
According to the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF), the fire involved the engine compartment of the bus, and firefighters extinguished it using a water jet.
The SCDF is unable to confirm how many passengers were on the bus during the incident, as the driver and passengers had self-evacuated before firefighters arrived at the scene.
The Land Transport Authority (LTA) tweeted at about 2pm that there was a fire on the Marina Coastal Expressway (MCE) towards the direction of Kallang-Paya Lebar Expressway (KPE) at the ECP exit.
Subsequently, the LTA tweeted that the ECP (Changi) exit lane was closed due to the accident.
The cause of the fire is still being investigated.
