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(Singapore) Huge flames engulf passenger boat near Esplanade
A search operation is underway for a missing person on board a boat that was on fire near Esplanade's Outdoor Theatre on Tuesday evening (July 12).
A Facebook post at 8.10pm by the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) stated that divers have launched a search operation for the unidentified individual.
There are no other reported missing persons or injuries.
At 6.26pm, SCDF was alerted to a boat on fire in the Singapore river near Esplanade Drive. The fire engulfed a passenger boat, or better known as river taxi, and was extinguished by SCDF using two water jets from the river bank.
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http://news.asiaone.com/news/singapore/huge-flame-engulfs-passenger-boat-near-esplanade
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/search-for-missing/2954216.html
