35 residents evacuated after charging e-bike battery catches fire in Lavender flat

The fire, which involved the living room, was extinguished with a water jet. - SCDF/FACEBOOK

SINGAPORE: Some 35 people evacuated from an HDB block in the Lavender area after a fire, believed to be caused by a charging e-bike battery, broke out at a flat on Dec 11.

The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to the blaze at Block 463 Crawford Lane at about 11.50pm.