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SINGAPORE: Four people were taken to hospital after a fire broke out at the lift lobby of a Housing and Development Board (HDB) block in Ang Mo Kio on Tuesday (Nov 4) night.<\/p>\n
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to a fire at Block 641, Ang Mo Kio Avenue 4 at about 11.15pm.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe fire, which involved a personal mobility aid at a lift lobby on the eighth floor, was extinguished by firefighters with a water jet,\u201d it said in a Facebook post on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Four people were assessed for smoke inhalation and taken to Singapore General Hospital, and about 200 were evacuated from the affected block as a precautionary measure.<\/p>\n
The cause of the fire is under investigation, said SCDF.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In August, three people were taken to the hospital after a fire involving a personal mobility aid broke out in a flat in Toa Payoh.<\/p>\n
The same month, two people were killed after a fire broke out in a flat in Bukit Merah. SCDF said preliminary findings indicated the fire could have started from a battery pack of a personal mobility device in the living room.<\/p>\n
\u201cMotorised devices which are modified, not properly maintained, or charged using non-original chargers pose a fire risk,\u201d SCDF said in its Facebook post on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
More information on how to safety charge and use such devices is available in the Land Transport Authority and SCDF\u2019s online information pack.\u00a0
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