SINGAPORE: A 31-year-old man has passed away, more than a month after a car he has been driving burst into flames in a Bukit Panjang car park.
The occurrence happened in the earlier hours of Jul 3. Distressing video clip circulated on social media marketing showed the man on fire, screaming as he happened out of his burning up car at Obstruct 218 Petir Street.
The man was conscious when this individual was taken to Singapore General Hospital pertaining to burn injuries.
Police told CNA on Tuesday (Aug 22) that he passed away on Aug eleven. Police investigations are ongoing.
The particular Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) told CNA that it was alerted to the incident around 4am, adding that the car was “fully engulfed in flames” when it arrived at the particular scene.
SCDF said it put out the fire using compressed air foam jets, adding that the blaze damaged three other vehicles.
The cause of the fire is under investigation, SCDF said.