Users, sellers of non-compliant AMDs may face tougher action after recent fires: Shanmugam

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10 taken to hospital after Ang Mo Kio HDB block fire involving personal mobility aid, 90 evacuated

Fire engines and SCDF personnel are seen at Blk 510 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 8, on Sept 25, 2025.

SCDF was alerted to the fire at Block 510 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 8 at about 8.30pm on Sept 25.
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Published Sep 25, 2025, 11:19 PM
Updated Sep 25, 2025, 11:30 PM

SINGAPORE - Ten people were taken to the hospital after a fire involving a personal mobility aid (PMA) and bicycles broke out at an HDB block in Ang Mo Kio on Sept 25.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to a fire at Block 510 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 8 at about 8.30pm.
“The fire, which involved a PMA and bicycles at the lift lobby on the 7th floor, was swiftly extinguished by firefighters,” it said.

About 90 residents from the block were evacuated as a precautionary measure.
SCDF added that 10 people were also assessed for smoke inhalation and taken to the hospital.

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SCDF said 10 people were assessed for smoke inhalation and taken to the hospital.
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When The Straits Times arrived at the scene at around 9pm, evacuated residents were seen waiting at the void deck.

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Evacuated residents were seen waiting at the void deck when ST arrived at the scene at around 9pm.
ST PHOTO: ONG WEE JIN
Meanwhile, paramedics were seen on site giving medical attention to some people at an area at the foot of the block that was cordoned off.

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Users, sellers of non-compliant AMDs may face tougher action after recent fires: Shanmugam

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There were 22 AMD-related fires in Housing Board flats in 2024, compared to 20 in 2023 and 19 in 2022.

There were 22 AMD-related fires in Housing Board flats in 2024, compared with 20 in 2023 and 19 in 2022.

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Non-compliant active mobility devices (AMDs) are causing severe fires, with 187 AMD-related fires in the last five years, half occurring during charging.
Stricter enforcement, including tougher penalties, is being considered for those who use or sell non-compliant AMDs as they endanger lives.
Home fire alarm devices are being installed in HDB flats to improve fire safety awareness and response.

SINGAPORE –The recent fires involving active mobility devices (AMDs) are a significant area of concern for the authorities, who are considering tougher action against sellers and users of non-compliant devices.

Such devices pose significant safety risks, and those who use or sell them knowingly endanger the lives of their families and neighbours, said Minister for Home Affairs K. Shanmugam.

He was responding in a written reply on Sept 22 to parliamentary questions from Mr Cai Yinzhou (Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC) about fires involving such devices.

Fires in HDB estates have generally been on the decline, from 939 in 2020 to 803 in 2024, said Mr Shanmugam. But fires cause major disruptions leading to the loss of assets and lives, and most of them could have been prevented.

He said 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 personal mobility aids (PMAs).

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Mr Shanmugam said 98 of these fires, or about half, happened during charging of the devices.

There were 22 AMD-related fires in HDB flats in 2024, compared with 20 in 2023 and 19 in 2022.

There were also 21 such fires in the common areas of HDB estates in 2024, compared with 14 in 2023 and 11 in 2022.

He said: “Although such fires form a small proportion of fires in HDB estates, AMD-related fires are typically more severe and more likely to result in fatalities and injuries. We are especially concerned about non-compliant AMDs.

“We are considering tougher enforcement action to send a stronger deterrent signal that the use or sale of non-compliant AMDs poses significant safety risks.”

Mr Shanmugam added: “These individuals are knowingly endangering not just the lives of their family but the lives of their neighbours as well.”

On Aug 13, two people died and four residents of Block 106 Jalan Bukit Merah were taken to hospital after a

unit at about 4pm.

The blaze is believed to have started from a PMD battery pack, said the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) in a Facebook post on Aug 14.

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On Aug 13, two people died and four residents of Block 106 Jalan Bukit Merah were taken to hospital after a fire broke out in a fourth-floor unit.

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were the likely causes of a spate of residential fires.

Mr Shanmugam said more is being done to help home owners better respond to fires.

In 2018, it became mandatory for all new residential premises, including community care apartments, to have home fire alarm devices (HFADs).

Mr Shanmugam said that for existing residential premises, the devices are mandated only if fire safety-related addition and alteration works were carried out.

The devices are also installed as part of fire safety works under the Home Improvement Programme in cases where fire-rated doors are installed.

He said seniors who wish to install HFADs in their homes can enjoy a subsidy of up to 95 per cent.

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