Novena MRT station closed because of smoke from air conditioning unit at concourse level

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Novena MRT station closed because of smoke from air conditioning unit at concourse level
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Several SCDF vehicles were spotted outside the station. Read more at straitstimes.com.

SINGAPORE – Trains travelling along the North-South Line skipped Novena MRT station on Friday evening after a air-conditioning unit filled the underground station with smoke.

SMRT said in a post on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, that the station was closed as at 5.49pm. The SCDF said in a Facebook post that SMRT had alerted it to “white smoke” and a burning smell at the Novena station’s concourse area at about 5.30pm. SMRT has since isolated the unit’s system for further investigations. The transport operator referred ST to its social media channels when approached with queries.

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