Sticky situation: SCDF fire engine gets stuck in mud at Sengkang棘手情况：新加坡民防部队消防车在盛港陷入泥潭
A Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) fire engine found itself in a sticky situation after its wheels got stuck in mud at a BTO estate in Sengkang on Thursday (Sept 24). The incident happened at about 3.50pm along a fire engine accessway off Block 338A Anchorvale Crescent at Anchorvale Parkview.A video of the incident posted on social media shows an...
A Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) fire engine found itself in a sticky situation after its wheels got stuck in mud at a BTO estate in Sengkang on Thursday (Sept 24).
The incident happened at about 3.50pm along a fire engine accessway off Block 338A Anchorvale Crescent at Anchorvale Parkview.
A video of the incident posted on social media shows an electric pump ladder from Punggol Fire Station with its rear wheel stuck in the mud.
Visuals of the aftermath show deep groove marks in at least three areas of the accessway.
In its reply to AsiaOne, SCDF stated that the fire engine's rear wheels sank into the grass verge near Block 338A Anchorvale Crescent as its firefighters were leaving the location, after completing routine checks on fire safety provisions at the block.
"SCDF officers worked with a vehicle contractor to move the fire engine back onto firm ground, before driving it back to the fire station," it said, adding that reviews into the circumstances of the incident are ongoing.
Fire engine accessways must be built to specifications set out in the Fire Code. They are required to be designed to withstand both stationary and axle loading capacity of firefighting appliances.
The latest incident mirrors a similar occurrence in Tengah last year.
At that time, firefighters were familiarising themselves with the Plantation Grove area in Tengah when the front wheel of their fire engine sunk into the ground before Block 121C Tengah Drive .
A tow truck was later used to recover the fire engine onto a nearby road before the crew drove it back to the station.
AsiaOne has reached out to both the Sengkang Town Council and Housing and Development Board to ask if the accessway is compliant with stipulated requirements, and of their reinstatement plan.
周四（9月24日），一辆新加坡民防部队（SCDF）消防车在盛港的一个组屋区陷入泥潭，车轮陷在泥里，情况十分棘手。
事件发生在下午 3 点 50 分左右，地点位于 Anchorvale Parkview 的 Anchorvale Crescent 338A 座附近的消防车通道上。
社交媒体上发布的一段事故视频显示，榜鹅消防站的一架电动水泵云梯车的后轮陷在了泥里。
事后照片显示，通道至少有三个区域留下了深深的凹槽痕迹。
新加坡民防部队在回复AsiaOne时表示，消防车的后轮在消防员完成对第338A座组屋消防安全设施的例行检查后离开现场时，陷入了Anchorvale Crescent组屋附近的草地上。
“新加坡民防部队人员与车辆承包商合作，将消防车移回坚实的地面，然后将其开回消防站，”声明称，并补充说，对事件情况的审查仍在进行中。
消防车通道必须按照消防规范的规定建造。其设计必须能够承受消防车辆的静止载荷和轴荷。
最新发生的这起事件与去年在登加发生的类似事件如出一辙。
当时，消防员正在熟悉登加种植园林地一带的情况，结果消防车的前轮在登加路 121C 座组屋前陷进了地里。
随后，救援人员用拖车将消防车拖到附近的道路上，然后才将其开回消防站。
AsiaOne 已联系盛港市镇理事会和建屋发展局，询问该通道是否符合规定要求，以及他们的恢复计划。