Injuries, evacuations, homes destroyed: PMD fires in recent months

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Injuries, evacuations, homes destroyed: PMD fires in recent months
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SINGAPORE: A spate of fires linked to electric scooters, electric bicycles and other personal mobility devices (PMDs) in recent months has led the ...

JUL 8: TAMPINESFirefighters responded to the fire at an HDB maisonette, located on the fourth level of Block 125 Tampines Street 11.A man and a woman were rescued from the burning flat. No injuries were reported in the incident.One of the incidents was at Block 301 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3, where a PMD battery being charged sparked a fire in a flat's bedroom.

Photos show the aftermath of two fires at Block 301 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3 and at Block 52 Marine Terrace. Another fire took place at a flat in Block 52 Marine Terrace, similarly involving a PMD battery being charged. The fire was put out by the flat's occupant with buckets of water.fire broke out at a fifth-floor flatFirefighters had to break into the flat, where they rescued the teenager, a woman and two children who were trapped in the kitchen.Five other occupants in the neighbouring units were also evacuated.

Besides the teenager and firefighter, four people – including the two children rescued from the flat – were taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation. Preliminary investigations found that the fire was sparked by a PMD that was left charging in a bedroom.

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