2 men help to extinguish burning car in Choa Chu Kang carpark

On Jan. 4, two men were seen using extinguishers in an attempt to put out a parked car that caught on fire at a Choa Chu Kang carpark.

The fire was subsequently extinguished by a Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) team activated to the open carpark of 108 Teck Whye Lane.

SCDF told Mothership that they were alerted to the car fire at about 10:20am on Jan. 4.

The fire

Footage of the men's efforts was shared on social media.

One video posted to the Singapore News Telegram group showed a man in a yellow shirt spraying the white car with a fire extinguisher.

Another man in a black shirt brought over a second extinguisher to help him.

SCDF said that SCDF personnel eventually extinguished the fire with a hosereel jet.

There were no reported injuries from the fire.

Mothership understands that the cause of the fire was accidental.

Top image from yzeth.mateo/Instagram & Singapore News/Telegram