The first fire was at Block 451 Yishun Ring Road. The second was at Block 604 Yishun Street 61.
Two fires broke out within hours of each other in Yishun on Saturday , one likely caused by a battery for a power-assisted bicycle and the other by a portable powerbank.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force said it was alerted to the first fire at about 9:50am. It was in a fifth-floor flat of Block 451 Yishun Ring Road.Five people were rescued from the bedrooms of the flat. They suffered smoke inhalation and two of them also sustained minor burn injuries. All five were taken to Singapore General Hospital.About 100 residents from the third to seventh storeys were evacuated by the police as a precautionary measure.
SCDF said:"Preliminary investigation indicates that the fire had likely originated from the battery pack of a power-assisted bicycle in the living room." It added:"We understand that a nearby resident had attempted to put out the fire with a fire extinguisher prior to SCDF's arrival. We will be in touch with him to commend him for his public spiritedness act."
[Fire @ Blk 451 Yishun Ring Road] At about 9:50 a.m., SCDF was alerted to a fire in a 5th floor unit at the...
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