Firefighters rescue two from window ledge of flat after PMDs catch fire

SCDF said it was alerted to the fire at Block 872A Tampines Street 86 at about 9.10pm on Oct 15. - SCREENGRAB FROM GOOGLE MAPS

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Firefighters rescued two people who were perched precariously on the window ledge of their fifth-floor HDB unit in Tampines after a fire broke out on Sunday (Oct 15).

Preliminary investigations suggest that the fire likely originated from the batteries of two personal mobility devices (PMDs) that were charging in the living room.