'Very big' fire engulfs Kusu Island hilltop as SCDF lays half-kilometre hoses in heavy rain
SINGAPORE - Several explosions rocked the evening air and thick smoke billowed from Kusu Island on Sunday (April 17) after a fire broke out at a hilltop where three Malay keramats (shrines) are located. Witnesses who saw the fire from nearby Lazarus Island said the blaze started at about 6.20pm. The Singapore Coast Guard, Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) and...