Fire in Sentosa Cove home

[SBFNews]

 

[SBFNews]

Fire breaks out in Sentosa Cove house, possibly due to charging of electric car​

Two people had self-evacuated from the affected unit before the SCDF arrived, and there were no reported injuries. PHOTOS: ADMEN LIM/FACEBOOK

Sarah Koh
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SINGAPORE – The car porch of a house in Sentosa Cove was engulfed in flames on Friday evening, with the fire suspected to have started from an electric car being charged there.

In response to queries from The Straits Times, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to the fire at 12 Cove Way at about 6.50pm.

Shin Min Daily News reported on Saturday that the fire was thought to have started from an electric car that was charging.

A domestic helper who works in the area and declined to be named told the Chinese evening newspaper that she saw an electric car in the unit charging before it caught fire. The fire then spread to the Porsche sports car next to it.

A passer-by who gave her name as Ms Lee, 35, told Shin Min that she was walking around the neighbourhood when she heard an explosion and saw smoke and flames coming from the affected house.

SCDF said the fire was extinguished with two water jets, adding that the fire involved the contents of a car porch on the first floor, outside the unit.

Two people had self-evacuated from the affected unit before the SCDF arrived, and there were no reported injuries.

 

[Patriotmissile]

Insurance gao gao claim.

 

[oliverlee]

Naise. Burn baby

 

[laksaboy]

Electric car? Oh dear, is the carbon emission good?

 

[laksaboy]

By the way, the newer shuttle buses in Sentosa are electric buses now.

Would be a shame if something similar happens them them during the battery charging.