{
  "id": 2719263,
  "title": "S'pore police car on patrol catches fire on BKE, officers sent to hospital for smoke inhalation",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/spore-police-car-on-patrol-catches-fire-on-bke-officers-sent-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-22T16:16:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mothership",
    "slug": "mothership",
    "url": "https://mothership.sg/2026/08/singapore-police-car-fire-bke/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On August 21, a Singapore Police Force (SPF) patrol car caught fire on the Bukit Timah Expressway (BKE), sending two officers to the hospital for smoke inhalation. The vehicle was spotted parked on the slip road leading to the Seletar Expressway (SLE) and engulfed in flames. The Singapore Civil Defence Force arrived and put out the fire.\n\nIn response to inquiries, the SPF confirmed that a police vehicle experienced a fire along BKE near Woodlands, at a slip road into SLE at approximately 12:10am on August 21. Two traffic police officers were on duty when they noticed smoke emanating from the engine compartment. They promptly evacuated the vehicle. The two officers, alongside a bystander, attempted to extinguish the flames. Both officers were subsequently taken to the hospital due to smoke inhalation and have since been discharged.\n\nThe cause of the fire is currently under investigation by the SPF.",
  "summary": "They immediately evacuated.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}