What a close shave!

I won't wanna die being BBQed.


Attached is the photo which I took around 6p.m. when I sensed something is not right & intended to alight Bus 240 when it stopped at the bus-stop in front of the Boon Lay Fire Engine Station. While inside the bus ( I was seating 3rd last near the back of the bus), bus captain was stepping on the lever which made the engine sounded very loudly which was very irritating at the red traffic light. One could smell something smoky inside in which some passengers at the back were covering their nose, I began to turn my head checking it out, that's when my sixth sense tells me, "Better get off the bus before it's gonna explode!"

As I was about to tap my ez-link card, I noticed lotsa smoke emitting from the left side of the bus, I shouted out loud to alert the other passengers & driver in mandarin "车有咽！“.

Initially, passengers still remained in their seats (too stunned or don't know what's going on?) but later to realise that they have to rush out of the bus for safety. It was drizzling at that time, I decided to take out my camera handphone & snapped the smoky bus situation. The bus captain switched off the engine & put out the smoke by fire extinguisher. He told me no worry, it run out of water, that why there's smoke.

Oh my goodness!! Shouldn't bus captains make a check on the engine first before setting off from bus interchange? I hope that there won't be any future incidents like this as it's very life threatening & engine can explode if no one knows. Many years back, personally witnessed a double decker bus engine on fire on the right end side which is horrible!!