The_King Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 Some residents were awakened in the wee hours of the morning yesterday after a fire broke out in a sixth-storey flat at Block 412A Fernvale Link. In a Facebook post yesterday, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to the incident at about 1.40am. It added that its firefighters had to wear breathing apparatus and made a forced entry into the smoke-filled unit. The fire was extinguished using a water jet. Four residents and their pet dog were rescued from two bedrooms. The four were taken to Singapore General Hospital for smoke inhalation, and about 70 residents from the block were evacuated by the police. Preliminary investigations revealed the fire was of electrical origin and caused by a personal mobility device that was charging at the time, said SCDF. A resident who lives opposite the affected unit and who wanted to be known only as Hafiz, said his roommate was in the toilet when he heard loud noises outside. Mr Hafiz said the roommate quickly woke him and two others up. When Mr Hafiz opened the front door, he saw several firemen outside. He told The New Paper: "There was thick smoke outside and this strong burning smell. The firemen were already spraying water at the unit. We were quite shocked, but quickly evacuated." He returned to his unit only about an hour later, at 3am. IWhen TNP visited the affected unit yesterday, an acrid smell lingered in the air and ash was found along the corridor. Mrs Alice Ng, who lives upstairs, said she woke up to loud noises that sounded like someone banging down a door. She looked out of her window and saw an orange glow emanating from one of the units in her block. Another resident, who wanted be known only as Mr Mohamed, said he just moved into his newly renovated flat a week ago. He said: "My brother woke up and thought there was a short circuit in the house because of the smell. Our kitchen is quite dirty now and there's still a smell, but at least everyone is safe." A fourth-storey resident, Ms Jean Lai, did not know about the fire but was shocked to learn about it. She said: "It's dangerous to be charging such items, and such incidents endanger everyone in the block. I think this is a hard lesson learnt." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaur4man Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 Sooner or later gonna get banned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chamfer Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 Pmd = time bomb..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XianGe Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 24 minutes ago, chamfer said: Pmd = time bomb..... The manufacturers should make it sexplode if over charge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camper Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 Pmd again.. Anyway do keep a lookout on laptop batteries too. Make sure dont leave it overcharging 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XianGe Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 43 minutes ago, Camper said: Pmd again.. Anyway do keep a lookout on laptop batteries too. Make sure dont leave it overcharging Office alot ppl will overcharge... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camper Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 24 minutes ago, XianGe said: Office alot ppl will overcharge... Recently a SK fire was due to laptop batt overcharge. Everyday i will lookout for my wife make sure she disconnect the charger. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_King Posted September 3, 2020 Author Share Posted September 3, 2020 1 hour ago, Camper said: Recently a SK fire was due to laptop batt overcharge. Everyday i will lookout for my wife make sure she disconnect the charger. nowaday all the laptop battery is build in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XianGe Posted September 3, 2020 Share Posted September 3, 2020 8 minutes ago, The_King said: nowaday all the laptop battery is build in New leiloumou laptop oso internal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_King Posted September 4, 2020 Author Share Posted September 4, 2020 7 hours ago, XianGe said: New leiloumou laptop oso internal leiloumou is what Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camper Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 8 hours ago, The_King said: nowaday all the laptop battery is build in Yeah so have to remember to pull out the charger after work. My wife can just leave it charge overnight sometimes. Very careless. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camper Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 58 minutes ago, The_King said: leiloumou is what Lenovo 🤣 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XianGe Posted September 4, 2020 Share Posted September 4, 2020 1 hour ago, The_King said: leiloumou is what Lenovo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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