Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Alexandra Fire Station/Queenstown Neighbourhood Police Centre
14) Alexandra Fire Station/ Queenstown Neighbourhood Police CentreAfter trekking on from the Munneswaran Temple we were able to see the original site of the temple, near the railway. We are also able to see the old Malaysian Railway as well. There were a few makeshift houses along the way. This
was enroute to our next stop the Alexandra Fire Station cum Queenstown Neighbourhood Police Centre. It was already darkening when we reached our stop. In the 1960s, many Singaporeans were still living in the Kampong Area. However the wooden attap housing was deemed as a great fire hazard. Therefore the Alexandra Fire station was able to play an important role of fighting kampong fires, including the infamous Bukit Ho Swe
e fire in 1961.
Next to it was the Queenstown Neighbourhood Police Centre. The concept of NPC (Neighbourhood Police Centre) was conceived in 1997. It was modelled after the Japanese system of Koban. Queensway was chosen to pilot the NPC mainly because of the close relationship enjoyed between the Queensway residents and the police. More NPCs were opened island-wide, following the success in Queensway.
2:51 AM By PUNITHA