Earlier today(July 7), SCDF was alerted to a fire at Block 314 Ang Mo Kio Ave 3 at 12:25 AM
A Personal Mobility Aid (PMA) scooter caught fire in the living room of a 10th-floor flat. Prior to the arrival of SCDF, the fire was put out by members of the public pouring buckets of water via the unit’s window and entryway.
SCDF firemen forced entry into the smoke-filled apartment as soon as they arrived. Two residents were evacuated from the afflicted apartment by SCDF firemen using breathing equipment sets, one at the unit’s door and the other in the toilet.
The Police and SCDF said that they evacuated about 50 residents of the affected block as a precautionary measure.
Send to hospital
The residents of the affected unit were transported to Tan Tock Seng Hospital and KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital by SCDF.
An occupant of a flat on the 12th floor was also sent to Tan Tock Seng Hospital for smoke inhalation.
According to preliminary investigations, the fire was caused by an electrical fault in the PMA scooter.