Multiple vehicles catch fire at Golden Mile Tower carpark

Multiple vehicles at a rooftop carpark at Golden Mile Tower caught fire on Aug 31, sending thick plumes of smoke billowing from the building in Beach Road.

- Christie Chiu and Gabrielle Andres

Initial findings showed that the vehicles involved in the fire were not electric vehicles (EVs), the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said.

"The fire, which involved multiple cars at the carpark, was extinguished by SCDF using two water jets," it said.

It added that it was alerted to a fire on the rooftop of a multi-storey carpark at 6001 Beach Road just before 1pm. The address corresponds to Golden Mile Tower.

one of A video posted by The Projector cinema the building's tenants on its Instagram page shows three vehicles at the carpark engulfed in flames.

In the video, an explosion sound can be heard as one of the vehicles sparks.

About 45 people were evacuated from the premises, while three people were assessed for smoke inhalation. However, they declined to be taken to hospital, SCDF said.

When The Sunday Times arrived at the scene, several charred vehicles were seen at the building's open-air carpark.

Ms Robin Rheaume, who lives at Pebble Bay condominium in Tanjong Rhu, said she could hear the sounds of explosion from across the Kallang Basin.

She was having lunch when she started hearing what she described as "popping" sounds.

When the sounds did not stop, she decided to take a closer look from her balcony and saw dark grey smoke rushing from Golden Mile Tower.