SINGAPORE: Five people were taken to hospital on Saturday (Oct 1) after a fire broke out in their Housing Board flat in Yishun, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said.
Preliminary investigations showed that the fire probably originated from the battery pack of a power-assisted bicycle in the unit’s living room, it added.
SCDF was called to the fire on the fifth floor of Block 451 Yishun Ring Road at about 9.50am.
“Upon arrival, the fire was raging inside the unit. SCDF firefighters wearing breathing apparatus sets entered the smoke-logged unit to conduct firefighting and rescue operations,” SCDF said in a Facebook post.
“The fire, which involved contents of the living room and a part of the kitchen, was extinguished by SCDF using a water jet.”