Bukit Panjang residents woken up by loud blasts after rubbish catches fire
Residents of Block 502 Jelapang Road were jolted awake by loud explosions after a fire broke out in the early hours of Sept 4.
Stomper Vivian, a resident in the area, said she was woken up around 5am.
"I was woken up by a loud sound, like something exploded," she said.
"A few more loud explosions came from outside my window and I saw there was a fire on the ground."
"Two police officers were called to the scene and the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) arrived later."
In response to a Stomp query, the SCDF said it was alerted to the fire at about 5am.
"The fire involved contents of a rubbish bin on the ground floor," an SCDF spokesperson said.
"SCDF extinguished the fire using a fire extinguisher," it said.
There were no reported injuries and the cause of the fire is under investigation.
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