A Strange happening on TIB515P
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TIB515P this morning
At around 8.30am, a mystery man reportedly boarded TIBS (SMRT) Sv 190 after the bus leaves CCK Interchange. He was carrying two paper bags with a suspicious item. Later on, he leaves two bags near the back of the bus and immediately proceeds to alight at the third stop.
There was a 'bursting' sound, after which, white fumes pour out of bag. Before the man can get off from the bus, one of the bags starts to emit dense white fumes. The fumes permeate the bus, causing passengers to panic and choke, due to inhalation of such substances. Later on, he was disappeared and the next bus arrived 5 minutes later.
Within 10 minutes, SCDF and police arrived at the scene to investigate the matter. The SCDF Hazmat unit boarded the bus to remove and check the suspicious package for traces of chemical and biologial agents. The police soon cordoned off the area, waving away curious onlookers.
THE BUS DRIVER looked shaken by the incident, stopped the bus immediately when one passenger alerted the bus driver about the smoke. He was driving for 6 years.
Some passer-bys thought that there is a bus breakdown, but obviously not. One passenger told the bus drivers what happened just now but the bus driver told him that there is smoke in the bus. The people getting off looks scared.
The TNP team learnt that the package contain some kind of chemicals, which has to require internal investigations.
It was believed that the package contains TEAR GAS, also known as pepper gas, is used by the army for training. The gas stings the eyes and nasal passages and irritates the skin. It is banned in Singapore.
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Shouldn't this be in the "Unusual happenings" thread?
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Nope, but this incident was featured on TNP. A major incident so a new thread should be started.Originally posted by iveco:Shouldn't this be in the "Unusual happenings" thread?
You may wish to reflect on this incident. -
Evening papers have graphics recount as well
The guy that did it should have been stopped
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The New Paper wrote SBS service 190!
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so is this anti-terrorist exercise or wat?
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False?Originally posted by FireIce:so is this anti-terrorist exercise or wat?
It is real! -
If u have copy this report from TNP, then pls quote the source..Originally posted by Apex-LW'21:Nope, but this incident was featured on TNP. A major incident so a new thread should be started.
You may wish to reflect on this incident.
It sound like that you are the one who have wrote this report. -
hmmm...not sure lei....got grammatical mistakes... maybe he wrote it himself...Originally posted by lemon1974:If u have copy this report from TNP, then pls quote the source..
It sound like that you are the one who have wrote this report.
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Police looking for bus gas scare prankster
Police are looking for a man involved in a gas scare on board an SMRT bus on Tuesday.
The man had boarded bus Service 190 soon after it left Choa Chu Kang Interchange that morning.
After leaving the two shopping bags he was carrying at the back of the bus, he walked to the door, intending to alight.
Before he could so, however, a soft thud was heard and white fumes started wafting out of the bags.
The entire air-conditioned bus was quickly filled with the fumes, leaving some passengers choking and teary-eyed.
The bus driver stopped at Choa Chu Kang Avenue 4 and opened the doors for passengers, including the man, to evacuate the bus.
No one was hurt in the incident.
A team from the hazardous material (Hazmat) unit of the Singapore Civil Defence Force later boarded the bus in special suits and checked for traces of chemicals and biological agents.
A partially-burnt paper bag was recovered. The police are investigating the case as an act of mischief. If you have any information, call the police hotline at 1800 255 0000. — 938Live
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Only reported in yesterday TNP & Chinese Lian He Wan Bao/Sin Ming Ri Bao only so he summarised & type it here...Originally posted by muziq bus:hmmm...not sure lei....got grammatical mistakes... maybe he wrote it himself... 
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EXCLUSIVE CHOA CHU KANG BUS SCARE
Passengers flee as white fumes fill bus
By Teh Jen Lee
TNP, 9 February 2006
TO office administrator Grace, it was just another morning rush hour.
Soon after she boarded service 190 from Choa Chu Kang interchange at around 8.30 am, she plugged on her earphones to listen to the radio.
The ride to her workplace in Somerset was long and the music helped.
The bus was not crowded, with only around a dozen passengers.
As she made herself comfortable near the middle part of the bus, a drama was beginning to unfold.
A male passenger boarded the bus at the second stop. He carried two shopping bags.
The man quickly moved to the back of the bus and left at least one of his packages there.
Passengers on board said he then walked to the door, apparently to get off.
But before the bus could come to a stop, there was a soft thud - the sound of something bursting in the bag.
Seconds later, white smoke began to billow out.
Grace, 35, did not hear the soft thud. But before she realised, she found herself engulfed in smoke.
The fumes quickly filled the air-conditioned bus.
The bus driver stopped the bus at Choa Chu Kang Avenue 4 and opened the doors, releasing billowing white fumes into the morning air.
He shouted for the passengers to get out. The first to leave, said the passengers, was the man who left the bag behind.
Grace struggled to breathe. She could hardly see anything because of the smoke.
She said: 'I felt choked. My nose was running.
'The smoke stung my eyes, and I had tears. It was like cutting onions, but much much worse.'
The other passengers were also red-eyed and teary. All of them were coughing, including the bus driver.
Added Grace: 'The smoke hit me first, then I heard passengers shouting to the bus driver about the smoke.
'We had stopped at a traffic junction so the driver immediately opened the doors and told all passengers to get off.'
Most of the passengers were in office attire. But there were also a few school children in uniform.
Grace was stunned.
'I panicked at first. I didn't know what happened, I just got off like the others.
'Only when I was out did I pick up pieces of info from the excited conversation around me,' she said.
She said another female passenger, in her 20s, had told her that she had seen a medium-built man in his 30s boarding the bus at the second stop.
She said the woman told her the man tried to get off at the third stop.
'But before he could, the smoke was coming out already,' she said.
'I didn't hear anything as I was listening to my radio, but the other passengers said there was a soft thud before the smoke came out.'
The man, who looked Chinese, was wearing a brown polo T-shirt and sunglasses.
He is believed to have been the first to get off the bus when the doors opened.
Everything happened so fast that no one went after him.
Grace said: 'He disappeared and couldn't be found. Another bus came to pick us up within five minutes.
'But no one told us whether we had been exposed to some chemical that could affect us later.'
Within 10 minutes, police patrol cars and fire engines rushed to the scene.
A team from the hazardous material (Hazmat) unit of the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) boarded the bus in special suits and checked for traces of chemicals and biological agents.
They gave the all-clear after checking the suspicious package and placing it in a plastic bin with a tight seal.
The police cordoned off the area, waving away curious onlookers.
MYSTERY MAN LEAVES BAGS ON BUS
A man reportedly boards service 190 shortly after it leaves Choa Chu Kang interchange. One female passenger says he boarded the bus at the second stop.
The man is carrying two paper bags.
He leaves the two bags near the back of the bus and immediately proceeds to alight at the third stop.
BURSTING SOUND, THEN WHITE FUMES POUR OUT OF BAG
Before the man can get off, one of the bags starts to emit dense white fumes. The fumes permeate the bus, causing passengers to panic and choke.
PASSENGERS PANIC, MYSTERY MAN FIRST TO GET OUT
The bus driver opens the door to let out the fumes and orders everyone to leave.
The man is reportedly the first to get away and vanishes in the panic that ensues.
Passengers are coughing and their eyes are tearing from the fumes, which is understood to be chemical in nature.
No one is taken to hospital.
TNP-EXCLUSIVE CHOA CHU KANG BUS SCARE -
EXCLUSIVE CHOA CHU KANG BUS SCARE
I was worried about passengers
TNP, 9 February 2006
THE bus driver, who looked shaken by the incident, said he stopped the bus immediately when a passenger shouted about the smoke.
'I told all the passengers to get out of the vehicle. I wasn't afraid and thought, maybe the engine was giving problem.
'But I was worried about the safety of the passengers,' the driver said in Mandarin.
He declined to be named and would only say that he has been driving for over six years.
BUS BREAKDOWN?
Some passers-by thought the bus had broken down.
Housewife Madam Lim, 34, said in Mandarin: 'At first I thought the bus had broken down. But then I spoke to the bus driver who told me that there was smoke coming out from some containers on the bus.'
Mr Mustafa Kamal who works at the centre, which is next to Lot 1 shopping centre said he saw some school kids on the bus.
'I was worried for the kids when I saw the smoking bus. I thought the bus would explode,' said Mr Mustafa, 37.
'The people getting off the bus looked scared.'
Mr Mustafa who has worked in security for two years, said: 'The officers came to the evacuated bus within 10 minutes and were very professional in the way they handled the emergency.
'But they didn't tell us what happened.'
Ms Foo Meng Yar, who works at Choa Chu Kang Centre, said: 'When we saw the smoking bus and so many policemen, we did get anxious.
'If they had informed us, it would have helped to calm our fears.'
When contacted, the police said they were informed of some smoke on a bus at Choa Chu Kang Avenue 4 at 8.40am yesterday.
A police spokesman said a partially burnt paper bag was found and no one was injured.
The police said they are investigating the case as one of mischief.
Anyone with information should call the Police Hotline at 1800-255 0000.
Anyone convicted of unauthorised possession of guns, arms and explosives faces a fine of up to $3,000 and up to three years' jail.
The New Paper learnt that the package did contain traces of some chemicals, which may have to be investigated further.
Tear gas is not allowed into Singapore.
Tear gas, also known as pepper gas, is used by the army for training. The gas stings the eyes and nasal passages and irritates the skin.
TNP - EXCLUSIVE CHOA CHU KANG BUS SCARE -
EXCLUSIVE CHOA CHU KANG BUS SCARE
'Panic station? Don't run'
By Desmond Ng
TNP, 9 February 2006
YOU'RE on a bus. Suddenly, fumes start billowing out from an abandoned container hidden under a seat.
The worst case scenario: a bomb or chemical agent.
What would you do?
Most people will simply panic and run, said freelance security and explosives consultant Joe Moreira.
And that's not a good idea.
Mr Moreira, 50, gave the following pointers:
1. Don't panic. Get out of the bus as soon as it stops.
2. Walk out of the bus, don't run. If it's very smoky, go on your knees and crawl.
3. Don't push those in front of you. If someone falls, the exit will be blocked and this will cause a bottleneck.
4. Don't shout or scream as this will cause others to panic and start running.
5. Ideally, avoid taking deep breaths and cover your nostrils in case the substance is a chemical agent.
6. Once you are out of the bus, move at least 30m to 50m away.
7. Hide behind something strong, like a concrete wall, which can shield you from any explosion.
Once you are safe, leave the scene if you can, advised Mr Moreira.
He added: 'But if you're not feeling well and start feeling giddy or nauseous, tell someone about it and don't try to solve the problem on your own.
'Some of these chemical agents may have a subtle effect and knock you out later.'
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Dun understand why the passengers simply left bef SCDF officers arrived... They gas could be an chemical attack
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YES, i'll speculate it to be so !!!!
I'm NOT surprised if it's so as it could be some top-secret exercise done to gauge public reactions as well as the capabilities & performance of the various agencies here in dealing with such situations. It may even be because of some political elections coming soon & they want to do some such 'real' simulation of terrorist threats which they have been talking about in recent years, so as hopefully to 'wake' the electorate up & vote for them to 'maximise' security etc.Originally posted by FireIce:so is this anti-terrorist exercise or wat? -
read is they left when the next SMRT bus arrived. Dunno who tell them to do that.Originally posted by sbst275:Dun understand why the passengers simply left bef SCDF officers arrived... They gas could be an chemical attack -
PS: I tried my best to summarise the story, it is serious. The source is from TNP.Originally posted by muziq bus:hmmm...not sure lei....got grammatical mistakes... maybe he wrote it himself... -
i believe you can do better. grammatical mistakes are everywhere.Originally posted by Apex-LW'21:PS: I tried my best to summarise the story, it is serious. The source is from TNP. -
apex ur hilarious
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wats the conclusion?
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and so, after the incident, every thing ended, and the bus lived happily ever afterOriginally posted by SBS9828X:wats the conclusion?