Unique Singapore : If business bad, set fire .

[Watchman]

Posted on 10 Sep 2009
Unique Singapore : If business bad, set fire .
I heard a loud siren, then saw this North Bridge Rd shophouse on fire


STOMPer Joetjiam was in his office at North Bridge Road at about 2pm today (Sept 10), when he heard a loud siren. When he turned to the window, he saw a shophouse across the road engulfed in fire.

He said:

"This happened just opposite my office, about 30 minutes ago.

"I didn't see how the fire started but managed to film the damage of the aftermath."

According to him, the Police were already on the scene.

He said a member of the public had tried to put out the fire using a fire extinguisher.

SCDF said they received a call at 1.51pm informing them of the fire.

They despatched one fire engine, one red rhino and two fire bikes to the scene.

The fire apparently involved wooden pallets outside the shophouse.

SCDF officers extinguished the fire using one hose reel.

No one was injured in the fire.

 

[shelltox]

Last time during the 70's a popular chain of stores selling cloths was infamous for such antics. Buy expensive cloths, buy insurance and than replace the expensive cloths with cheap cloths and set fire to the shophouses.
The chain's name is related to the anatomy of the part of a tree.