Facebook page Death Kopitiam Singapore, shared photos of an unfortunate incident that took place yesterday at a HDB block in Woodlands.
A fire had apparently broken out on a funeral hearse during a funeral proceeding, and thankfully the deceased was not inside the vehicle at the time.
According to a netizen who was presumably present at the scene, the fire was put out by the people attending the funeral and by the time the SCDF arrived, the fire was already extinguished.
Death Kopitiam’s statement
Earlier today (9 Aug), a fire happened on a funeral hearse whilst funeral proceedings were ongoing at an HDB block at Woodlands.
The deceased person was, fortunately, not in the vehicle at the time of the fire. The cause of the fire is unknown. Please do not speculate on the cause of the fire.
Death Kopitiam Singapore likes to extend our gratitude to members of the public, staff of the funeral company concerned and the Singapore Civil Defence Force for helping out with this unfortunate situation. We understand that no one was physically hurt.
We also hope that the logistics of the funeral were eventually sorted out!
