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50 residents evacuate from Tampines HDB block on Christmas Eve after 1st-floor flat catches fire
Preliminary findings indicate that the fire likely originated from the battery of a power-assisted bicycle (PAB) that was charging inside the bedroom.
December 25, 2024, 10:53 AM
About 50 residents were evacuated from Block 921 along Tampines Street 91 after a fire broke out at a unit on the first floor.
According to a Facebook post by the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF), preliminary findings indicate that the fire likely originated from the battery of a power-assisted bicycle (PAB) charging inside the bedroom.
Black smoke was emitting from the unit
Firefighters from Tampines Fire Station and Changi Fire Station were alerted to the fire at 9:40pm on Dec. 24, 2024.
Upon arrival, black smoke was emitting from a unit on the first floor.
The fire, which started inside the unit's bedroom, was extinguished with a water jet. No one was inside the unit.
A photo of the bedroom showed extensive fire damage, with the bed, walls, floor and ceiling charred.
Source: SCDF/Facebook
SCDF added that the police also helped evacuate residents, which was done as a precautionary measure.
No ambulance assistance was required.
SCDF urged the public not to leave batteries or devices charging for a prolonged period or unattended.
In addition, people should not purchase or use non-original batteries for their active mobility devices.
