SINGAPORE - A fire linked to a personal mobility device (PMD) broke out in Yishun in the early hours of Nov 5, causing about 40 people from the affected block to be evacuated and four to be taken to hospital.

This was less than four hours after

another fire involving a personal mobility aid (PMA)

The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF), which was alerted to the fire at Block 475B Yishun Street 44 at about 2.25am, extinguished the fire after arriving at the scene.

According to SCDF’s preliminary findings, the fire likely originated from a PMD in the living room of a third-floor unit.

Four people from the affected unit were assessed for smoke inhalation and taken to Singapore General Hospital, added SCDF.

It reminded members of the public not to purchase or use non-original batteries for their active mobility devices, including PMDs and power-assisted bicycles (PABs), and to not charge PMD/PAB batteries for an extended period of time or overnight.

In the first half of 2025,

there were 20 fires involving PMDs

In a Facebook post on Nov 5, Nee Soon GRC MP Syed Harun Alhabsyi lauded residents’ efforts in helping each other during the evacuation process.

“I spoke with the family and reassured them that our grassroot leaders, as well as colleagues from the Housing and Development Board and Nee Soon Town Council will do their best in supporting them in this time of difficulty,” he said.