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This Footage of a Taxi ‘Exploding’ in Woodlands Serves as a Good Reminder for Us All

2018-02-18 , 2:47 pm

Now, in case you’ve been living in a bubble for the last few days, dodging relatives’ questions about your single-hood and your salary, I won’t blame you if you didn’t know that on the second day of CNY, a taxi caught fire and footage of it went viral.

Well, partially viral, because all our news feeds are filled with portraits of people holding mandarin oranges and blessing others about the new year. It’s so red and orange, you wonder if Facebook has changed its colour scheme.

Here’s the video.

According to Channel NewsAsia, this happened at about 8++ a.m. on Saturday morning, between the junction of Woodlands Ave 5 and Woodlands Ave 2.

As you can see from the video, traffic is very light—primarily because CNY, yo.

The SCDF dispatched two fire engines and two fire bikes to the scene at 8:51 a.m. and put out the fire swiftly (as usual, our Home Team’s efficiency is always consistent, even during CNY).

No one was hurt and the driver managed to get out of the vehicle before it caught fire.

But earlier this morning (18 February 2018), a new footage emerges, and it shows that it’s not merely a fire: it’s on heck of an explosion that even Michael Bay would be shocked to see.

But if you look carefully (of turn on the sound), it’s the tyre that exploded.

Still, imagine if you were there.

There has been a series of vehicle fires in Singapore: on 9 February 2018, which is about a week ago, a van caught fire and caused a massive jam in CTE.

Last month, a car caught fire in Jurong.

The SCDF has mentioned that most vehicle fires are caused by ignition sources, such as overheating or electrical faults within the engine compartment.

Now, if you’re a driver, here’s one very important reminder for you. Well, two, to be exact.

Firstly, always make sure you service your vehicle regularly. There’s always a suggested period and it’s highly recommended that you go for it: in the One Motoring website, you can find out what checks need to be done and always make sure that your mechanic didn’t cut corners.

For regular servicing, it’s always recommended to do it every six months or every 10,000 km driven, whichever is earlier. Even it has been seven months and you’ve only driven for 7,000 km, go for your servicing.

And secondly, keep your eyes on the temperature gauge like a hawk. Newer cars might have audio warnings, but for some cars, you need to see if the engine is too hot yourself.

Usually, when a car is overheating, these symptoms would occur:

Smoke emerging from the bonnet (don’t worry, it’s not fire but water vapour)
An unusual smell from the engine

Take a look at your temperature immediately; if it’s above average (it should always stay at one point during normal operation), stop the car at a safe location as soon as you can.

If your vehicle is relatively old, you might want to check the coolant level every morning before driving off: usually, the main cause of engine overheating is a leak in the cooling system that compromises the entire system.

Do everyone a favour and let’s not see another vehicle on fire again, because despite what’s mentioned, preventive maintenance can prevent another incident like this.

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