Fire at SG apartment block caused by power-assisted bike, 90 residents evacuated


Preliminary investigation into the cause of the fire indicates that it was of electrical origin from a power-assisted bicycle. — ABDULLAH MOHAMMAD TAHA, SCDF/Facebook/ST/ANN

SINGAPORE: A fire broke out on the ninth floor of a Housing Board flat on Wednesday night (Nov 10), caused by a power-assisted bicycle (PAB) being charged along the corridor.

The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to the fire at Block 94 Pipit Road at about 8.05pm.

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