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2 Taken to Hospital After Fire Linked to PMD Battery Breaks Out in Toa Payoh Flat
The Straits Times
|May 16, 2025
Two people were taken to hospital on May 14 after a fire broke out in a Toa Payoh flat, likely due to a personal mobility device (PMD) battery.
Firefighters responded to the blaze at Block 226 Lorong 8 Toa Payoh at about 10.50pm, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said in a Facebook post on May 15.
When the firefighters arrived, the living room of the 10th-floor unit was on fire, and they had to force their way into the smoke-filled unit to put out the fire with a water jet.
One person was found inside a bedroom and taken to Singapore General Hospital after being assessed by a paramedic for smoke inhalation and burn injuries.
This story is from the May 16, 2025 edition of The Straits Times.
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