Residents spring into action to help put out Tampines recycling bin fireResidents at Block 488A Tampines Avenue 9 banded together to extinguish a recycling bin fire on Sept 22. Stomper Katie, who witnessed the incident, said she spotted cardboard beside a recycling bin catching fire and called 995. "The recycling bin was also burnt," she added. Before the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) arrived, residents had already stepped in to help. The blaze, which involved the contents of a recycling bin, was extinguished using a hose reel.