One person taken to hospital after power-assisted bicycle battery catches fire in Punggol flat
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The fire originated from a PAB battery that was being charged in the kitchen of a 15th-floor unit in Sumang Lane.
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SINGAPORE - One person was taken to hospital for smoke inhalation after the battery of a power-assisted bicycle (PAB) caught fire in a Housing Board flat in Punggol.
Responding to queries from The Straits Times, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said on June 2 that it was alerted to a fire at Block 232C Sumang Lane at about 9.15pm.
A photo and video seen by The Straits Times show firefighters and SCDF officers at the scene.
According to SCDF’s preliminary investigations, the fire originated from a PAB battery that was being charged in the kitchen of a 15th-floor unit.
It was extinguished by an occupant of the unit using buckets of water.
SCDF has issued an advisory reminding the public not to buy non-original batteries, and not to charge the batteries of their PABs for an extended period nor leave them charging overnight.
PHOTO: SCDF
