More than 100 residents in Yishun were evacuated on Aug 23 in two separate fires likely caused by batteries in mobility devices. No injuries were reported for both fires. The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to the first incident, which...
More than 100 residents in Yishun were evacuated on Aug 23 in two separate fires likely caused by batteries in mobility devices.The Singapore Civil Defence Force said it was alerted to the first incident, which occurred at Block 392 Yishun Avenue 6, at about 1.25pm.
It added that the fire on the eighth floor involved a bedroom and was extinguished with a water jet, but it had also caused the living room area to sustain heat and smoke damage. As a precautionary measure, about 100 residents from the affected block were also evacuated by the police and SCDF. Several videos of the fire posted onto the Sgfollowsall Telegram channel show that the blaze could be seen clearly from neighbouring buildings. Thick smoke is also visibly billowing out of the unit’s window.More fires involving active mobility devices raged in 2023 compared with 2022, marking the rise of such blazes again after three years.
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