Power bank catches fire on a train at Somerset MRT station, no commuters hurt

A video posted on Facebook shows commuters exiting the train with smoke billowing around them. - SCREENGRAB FROM SINGAPORE ATRIUM SALE/FACEBOOK

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): A power bank caught fire in an MRT train on Tuesday (May 24), resulting in commuters having to disembark at Somerset station as a precaution.

In a statement on Wednesday, operator SMRT said the incident took place at around 12.10pm the day before on a north-bound train along the North-South Line.