Number of Vehicle Fires in 2025

Question:

Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis: To ask the Coordinating Minister for National Security and Minister for Home Affairs (a) to date in 2025, what is the number of cases of vehicle fires including cases where the vehicle was stationary and not in operation; and (b) what are the causes of these fires.

Answer:

Mr K Shanmugam, Coordinating Minister for National Security and Minister for Home Affairs:

1.  In the first eight months of 2025, there were 152 vehicle fires. The main causes were overheating of engine, electrical faults, and ignition spark due to impact during collision. The Singapore Civil Defence Force does not track whether the vehicle was stationary or in operation at the time of the fire.