Bus emits smoke in Punggol, forcing passengers to alight
Passengers onboard a SMRT bus were forced to alight at Punggol after the back of the vehicle started emitting smoke on Saturday (Oct 17) evening.A video posted on social media shows more than 10 passengers getting off the vehicle calmly at a bus stop after Punggol Road. Some of them can be seen going back into the bus to tap their EZ-Link cards.The incident is believed to have occurred on SMRT bus service 110, which plys the Buangkok-Changi Airport route, as a few passengers were also seen carrying luggages.According Lianhe Zaobao, the incident took place at a bus stop near the junction of Tampines Expressway (TPE) and Punggol Road.After watching the video, some netizens wondered if the bus model is a Mercedes-Benz Citaro, which has been involved in several cases of bus fires this year.AsiaOne has reached out to SMRT for more information.Bus firesIn the first half of 2026, at least three cases of public bus fire involving this bus model were reported, according to the Ministry of Transport. No one was injured in the incidents.