The fire had likely originated from the battery of a power-assisted bicycle charging in the bedroom. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE - Two people were sent to Singapore General Hospital after a fire broke out in a Housing Board flat in Sembawang on Sunday morning.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force said in a Facebook post that it was alerted to the fire at Block 508A Wellington Circle at about 1.40am. When SCDF arrived, black smoke was emanating from a unit on the second floor. Four people from the affected unit had evacuated before SCDF’s arrival, with two of them taken to SGH for smoke inhalation and burn injuries, said the SCDF.“Firefighters from Yishun Fire Station wearing breathing apparatus equipment entered the smoke-logged unit. The fire, which was confined to a bedroom, was extinguished with a water jet,” SCDF said.
Preliminary investigations indicate that the fire had likely originated from the battery of a power-assisted bicycle that was charging in the bedroom, it added. Earlier in May, three people were taken to the hospital after a fire broke out in a Sengkang flat. The fire was likely to have originated from the battery pack of a personal mobility device , which was charging in the living room.The SCDF reminded the public to take steps to prevent PMD fires, such as not leaving charging devices unattended for an extended period of time or overnight, and not to buy or use non-original batteries.
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