ANN/THE STRAITS TIMES – About 100 people were evacuated from a serviced residence in Balestier, Singapore yesterday, after a power bank caught fire.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted at about 5.30am to a fire at 207 Balestier Road, which is where Citadines Balestier Singapore is located.
A power bank in a bedroom of a 26th-floor unit had caught fire, it said, adding that the fire was extinguished using a hose reel.
About 100 people evacuated from the premises before SCDF arrived, SCDF said.
A person was assessed by an SCDF paramedic for smoke inhalation but had declined to be taken to the hospital.
