According to a SCDF FB post, a fire broke out in a HDB unit located at Block 502A Yishun St 51. The fire was caused by an overheated Power-Assisted Bicycle (PAB), On the day of the incident, an off duty SCDF officer helped to put out the fire with a water hose before the arrival of the SCDF.
A total of 80 residents were evacuated in the process and 3 were sent to Singapore General Hospital for treatment due to smoke inhalation.
The Facebook Post:
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[Fire @ Block 502A Yishun St 51]
At about 4.50am today, SCDF responded to a fire at a 7th floor unit of Block 502A Yishun St 51.
The fire involved the contents of the living room. A neighbour extinguished the fire using a hose reel prior to SCDF’s arrival. The neighbour is WO Nasiruddin, an off-duty SCDF officer.
SCDF paramedics assessed three of the affected unit’s occupants and conveyed them to Singapore General Hospital for smoke inhalation. About 80 residents self-evacuated from the block.
Preliminary investigation into the cause of the fire indicates that it was of electrical origin from a Power-Assisted Bicycle (PAB) battery that was charging at the time of the fire.
SCDF would like to remind the public on the prevention of such fires with the fire safety tips in the infographic.
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