Truck catches fire along Keppel Road, motorists urged to carry a fire extinguisher in vehicle

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Singapore – The importance of keeping a fire extinguisher in a vehicle for emergencies was highlighted on social media recently after a motorist assisted a lorry on fire along Keppel Road. One Brian Ong took to Facebook on Friday (Sept 17) to share a

on Friday to share a road incident involving a fire.

As he drove past the area, he spotted a truck on fire. Mr Ong quickly parked his vehicle nearby and got his fire extinguisher from the car.“Poor guy was frantically removing his goods from the truck,” said Mr Ong as he saw the driver removing boxes from the truck bed. “At the same time, an ambulance passed by, and the paramedics also pulled out their fire extinguisher,” he said.

 

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