SINGAPORE - Four people were taken to the hospital after a fire involving a personal mobility aid (PMA) at an Ang Mo Kio HDB block on Nov 4.
About 200 people were evacuated as a precautionary measure.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said in a Facebook post on Nov 5 that it was alerted to the fire at Block 641 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 4 at about 11.15pm.
Four people were taken to the Singapore General Hospital after being assessed for smoke inhalation, it added.
The fire involved a PMA at a lift lobby on the eighth floor of the block.
Firefighters were able to extinguish the flames with a water jet.
The cause of fire is under investigation.
According to SCDF statistics, there have been eight fire-related deaths as at August 2025 - an increase from five in 2024, and three in 2023.
Minister for Home Affairs K. Shanmugam said in September that the authorities are
considering tougher action against sellers and users of non-compliant active mobility devices (AMDs)
, which include PMAs.
He said in a written reply to parliamentary questions that there have been 187 fires involving AMDs over the last five years.
Of these, about 46 per cent involved personal mobility devices (PMDs), 42 per cent involved power-assisted bicycles (PABs) and 12 per cent involved PMAs.
In October, National Development Minister Chee Hong Tat also
cautioned against
using
illegal PMDs bought online
, as these devices may overheat and catch fire during charging.
He noted that PMD fires are becoming more and more of a concern in Singapore, and urged users to buy their devices from approved shops.