SINGAPORE – Passengers on board an east-bound train had to get off at the Tanjong Pagar station in the afternoon of Dec 5, after a passenger’s power bank started emitting smoke.
In a post on Xiaohongshu on Dec 6, a passenger, who goes by Liu Xiaopang, said he saw thick smoke and noticed a strange smell, which was coming from another commuter’s power bank.
There was no open flame or explosion from the powerbank, said Mr Liu.
He said a commuter immediately pressed the emergency button and left the train cabin.
SMRT staff also guided passengers off the train and relocated them to another train that arrived within five minutes, he said.
