Bush fire at Pulau Ubin has been put out

SINGAPORE — The fire that broke out at Pulau Ubin yesterday (Jun 24) has been extinguished.

Channel NewsAsia understands that the fire was raging from as early as 9.15pm, and was estimated to be covering an area twice the size of a football field. 

At least 10 officers from the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) arrived at Pulau Ubin, where they were escorted by Police Coast Guard to the fire site near Ketam Bike Trail. 

By around midnight on Thursday, the fire had been put out. According to an SCDF statement issued at about the same time, it received a call for assistance at 9.18pm and deployed a fire engine and a Red Rhino. At the site, SCDF discovered that a piece of vegetation had caught fire, which was later put out with fire extinguishers, four canvas beaters and a bucket of water. 

No injuries were reported and no evacuation had to be done, said SCDF, adding that investigations are still ongoing.

Outward Bound Singapore (OBS), which has a facility on the island, also posted a message on Facebook to assure "concerned parents and members of the public that none of (their) OBS participants and staff (were) affected by the fire".  CHANNEL NEWSASIA