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Car catches fire in MCE tunnel during evening peak hour; sprinkler system activated
Daniel LaiUpdated Thu, 18 September 2025 at 8:59 PM SGT
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The Singapore Civil Defence Force was alerted to a fire along the MCE towards the AYE at about 6.40pm on Sept 18.
SINGAPORE – A car caught fire in the MCE tunnel during the evening peak hour on Sept 18, triggering the sprinkler system and bringing traffic to a halt.
The tunnel was also closed for about 20 minutes from around 7pm.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said that it was alerted to the fire along MCE towards the AYE at about 6.40pm.
The blaze was extinguished by MCE’s deluge system and SCDF firefighters using a compressed air foam jet.
