SINGAPORE – Four people were taken to hospital late on Jan 9 after a fire, likely caused by a personal mobility aid (PMA), broke out in a Tampines HDB flat.
About 60 people from the affected block were evacuated as a precautionary measure.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said on Jan 9 that it was alerted to the fire at Block 898 Tampines Street 81 at about 11.30pm that day.
The fire, involving the contents of a living room in a 12th-floor unit, was extinguished with one water jet.
Four people were assessed for smoke inhalation and taken to Singapore General Hospital.
“Preliminary findings indicate that the fire had likely originated from a personal mobility aid,” SCDF said.
