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Car catches fire along CTE, no injuries reported
Numerous police officers and an ambulance on the scene.
February 24, 2025, 10:27 AM
A car burst into flames along the Central Expressway (CTE) in the evening on Feb. 23.
A video uploaded to Xiaohongshu showed a black car in the second lane engulfed in flames.
Gif from video via 嗨嗨嗨🍑/Xiaohongshu
There were numerous police officers and an ambulance on the scene.
In response to Mothership's queries, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to a fire along the CTE towards the Seletar Expressway after the Ang Mo Kio Avenue 1 exit at about 7:40pm.
The fire was extinguished using a water jet, and no injuries were reported.
In a tweet on X at 7:44pm on Feb. 23, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) posted about an accident on the CTE before the Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3 exit, and said to avoid the second lane.
LTA also posted another update at 11:45pm about an accident at the same location, with congestion till the Braddell Road exit.
Accident on CTE (towards SLE) before AMK Ave 3 Exit with congestion till Braddell Rd Exit. Avoid lanes 1, 2 and 3
— LTATrafficNews (@LTAtrafficnews) February 23, 2025
The cause of the fire is under investigation, said SCDF.
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