About 80 people were evacuated and one person was taken to hospital after a flat in Jalan Batu caught fire on Thursday evening. The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) in a Facebook post said it was alerted to a fire at the ninth-storey Housing Board flat at Block 10,...
One person from a neighbouring unit was assessed for smoke inhalation and taken to Singapore General Hospital, SCDF said.
To prevent fires caused by personal mobility devices or power-assisted bicycles, SCDF urged people not to charge batteries for an extended period of time or overnight, and not buy or use non-original batteries.
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