A bus caught fire on Bukit Tima Expressway. The Land Transportation Administration reminded the public to avoid affected sections. Yitatong also issued a statement saying that bus service would be delayed.

The accident occurred at around 6:15 pm on Thursday (March 6), on the section of the Bukit Tima Expressway (BKE) to Pan Island Expressway (PIE), and in front of the Kranzhi Expressway (KJE).

According to videos circulating on social media platforms, a bus ignited somehow when passing the above section. The fire was believed to have started from the front of the car and then spread to the rear of the car, which soon swallowed the front half of the bus.

The Land Transportation Administration's OneMotoring website informed the above section of the road at 6:19 pm, reminding the driver to avoid the second, third and fourth lanes.

Bus operator Tower Transit also posted on Facebook at 7:17 pm that bus services of 171, 963 and 966 will be delayed due to a fire in the above-mentioned sections.

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The minibus on Jurong Harbour Road caught fire and rolling thick smoke could be seen dozens of meters away

The minibus on Jurong Harbour Road caught fire and rolling thick smoke could be seen dozens of meters away

A man trapped in a sports car and burned to death in a series of fatal car accidents on Nico Avenue

A man trapped in a sports car and burned to death in a series of fatal car accidents on Nico Avenue

This is the second vehicle fire accident in our country today, and it is also the fourth related incident that occurred in five days. At 7:20 a.m. Thursday, a white Marseille sedan on 31st Street on Tampines was swallowed up by a fire, but fortunately no casualties were found.

At about 7:15 am on Wednesday (5th), a car caught fire on Jurong West Road next to the 515th HDB flat on Jurong West 51st Street; at about 2:10 pm last Sunday (2nd), Nicho Avenue led to Kirima Road, and there was also a Porsche sports car at the entrance to Kallang-Paye Lebar Expressway (KPE). It overturned and caught fire after hitting four cars in a row. 37-year-old man Lu Zhonghao was trapped in his car and was unfortunately burned to death.

In response to the enquiry from Lianhe Zaobao, Singapore's civil defense forces confirmed that the fire was a single-decker passenger bus. After the civil defense personnel arrived at the scene, they used three water guns to put out the fire. The spokesman added that the bus commander and 11 passengers had been evacuated before the Civil Defense Forces arrived and no one was injured in the accident.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.