Yishun HDB block fire involving PMD sends one to hospital, 25 evacuated

One person was taken to KK Women's and Children's Hospital for smoke inhalation after a fire broke out on Oct 20 at a Housing Board flat in Yishun.

The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to the fire at Block 756 Yishun Street 72 at 12.05pm.

SCDF said the fire, which was extinguished with a water jet, involved two personal mobility aids (PMAs) in the corridor outside a unit on the second floor.

About 25 people from the block were evacuated by the SCDF and police as a precautionary measure.

In a Facebook post on Oct 20, Nee Soon GRC MP Goh Hanyan said that electricity supply to two units in the affected block was temporarily impacted. Contractors will restore electricity supply by Oct 20 evening, she added, with further repair works continuing the next day.

The area is also being cleaned up by Nee Soon Town Council's conservancy team, said Ms Goh.

Preliminary findings indicate that the fire had likely originated from one of the affected PMAs, SCDF said.

It added that motorised devices which are modified, not properly maintained, or charged using non-original chargers pose a fire risk.

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.

Battery packs from some active mobility devices (AMDs) and electrical faults were found to be the likely causes of a recent spate of residential fires, said Minister of State for Home Affairs and Social and Family Development Goh Pei Ming on Aug 30.