--- title: "BMW catches fire in rain at Bukit Batok East Avenue 3" url: "/singapore-seen/bmw-catches-fire-rain-bukit-batok-east-avenue-3" published: "2025-07-10T04:57:21.000Z" updated: "2025-07-10T08:42:10.000Z" section: "Singapore Seen" authors: ["Ong Su Mann"] tags: ["car fire","Bukit Batok"] --- # BMW catches fire in rain at Bukit Batok East Avenue 3 *A BMW X1 caught fire in Bukit Batok on a rainy morning on July 9.* A BMW X1 caught fire in Bukit Batok on a rainy morning on July 9. Stomper Ben shared a video of the stationary vehicle with flames coming out of the front in the middle of the road as raindrops pelted the ground. A Traffic Police officer can be seen some distance behind the smoking car directing traffic and a fire engine was parked in front. A firefighter then approached the BMW to put out the fire. In response to a Stomp query, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to the fire near the junction of Bukit Batok East Avenue 3 and Bukit Batok Street 21. The fire, which involved the engine compartment, was extinguished using a hosereel. There were no reported injuries, added SCDF. The cause of the fire is under investigation.