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When his BMW X1 burst into flames on the Bukit Timah Expressway last Saturday, Mr Lester Cher thought of going back into the SUV to retrieve some items. But the memory of a recent fire involving another BMW made him think better of it. The 33-year-old toldDriver, 33, thankful to be alive after his BMW bursts into flames on BKE
When his BMW X1 burst into flames on the Bukit Timah Expressway last Saturday, Mr Lester Cher thought of going back into the SUV to retrieve some items. But the memory of a recent fire involving another BMW made him think better of it. The 33-year-old told The New Paper yesterday: «I kept thinking of the people in the Tanjong Pagar car accident. Five of them were burned. How scary. »All those items I wanted to retrieve were material goods and it was not worth risking my life for them. «In fact, when I thought of how I was almost a victim of a car fire, I was so traumatised and shaken. But I'm safe and just thankful to be alive.» Mr Cher, who declined to reveal his occupation, said he just stood back and watched his black car burn to an empty shell. Read more