World-touring British fire engine stops by Singapore

SINGAPORE: A 16-year-old British fire engine and its crew members, which are on a mission to circumnavigate the globe, are in Singapore after travelling 13,500 miles (21,726.144 km) and passing through 22 countries.

The project, Follow That Fire Engine, began in London with aims to raise money for cancer-supporting charities.

The plan is for Martha - the fire engine - to travel 26,000 miles (41,842.944 km) across the world in nine months, in an attempt to make it to the Guinness World Record for the longest continuous trip for a fire engine.

Martha was welcomed by the Singapore Civil Defence Force at the Central Fire Station.

This is the first time in 100 years that a foreign fire engine has ridden into Singapore's Central Fire Station.

Shortly after, Shaw Foundation presented them with a cheque to help their cause for cancer.

Follow That Fire Engine team leader Steve Moore said: "The whole expedition is in tribute to my father, who was a fire fighter for 35 years.

"We sadly lost him to cancer about a year and a half ago. We came up with a concept, like a world-record sort of concept, that could create enough awareness and attention to raise money for the three charities".

The three charities are Macmillan Cancer Support, The Fire Fighters Charity and The Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation.

Martha's journey around the world can be tracked on www.followthatfireengine.com. LINK