How many fires caused by charging of PMDs?

How is it that only HDB flats are affected ?

Condos have strict controls that HDB do not ?

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The low SES PMD users live in HDB flats.

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I will keep a lookout for PMDs in the condos that I ply my part-time trade.

AMD battery packs, electrical faults likely causes of recent residential fires: Goh Pei Ming​

Aug 30, 2025

SINGAPORE – 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.

The Government is concerned about these fires, and may consider stiffer action against the owners and retailers of non-compliant AMDs, Mr Goh told reporters at Joo Chiat Community Club on Aug 30, on the sidelines of a Responder Plus Programme.

Twenty-six participants picked up core life-saving skills such as firefighting, first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation during the emergency preparedness training programme by the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF).

There have been at least eight fire-related deaths in 2025 so far, compared with three in 2023 and five in 2024.

In April 2025, a blaze at a shophouse in River Valley left a 10-year-old girl dead, and 21 others injured. More recently in August, a fire in a Jalan Bukit Merah flat resulted in the death of two people in their 30s.

Mr Goh said the Government is looking at various measures to step up fire safety protection.

Several measures have already been put in place, such as requiring all new flats and existing flats undergoing addition and alteration works to install home fire alarm devices since 2018.

Town councils, together with the SCDF, have also been working very closely to remove fire hazards from corridors and common spaces, he said.

The Land Transport Authority (LTA) and Ministry of Transport also require all power systems, bicycles and personal mobility devices (PMDs) to be registered and to undergo safety checks, he added.


PMDs in Singapore must be registered with LTA and be UL2272-certified, fitted with an LTA plate and undergo inspection every two years.

Batteries should be regularly examined for any damage or deformities, and should be charged using only compatible chargers with a safety mark.

There have been 20 fires involving PMDs in the first half of 2025, according to the SCDF, double the number in the same period in 2024.

“The SCDF has been installing fire extinguishers in various HDB estates next to many of the AEDs (automated external defibrillators), to allow for members of the public to access emergency resources to help respond to fires a lot more quickly,” said Mr Goh, who is an MP for Marine Parade-Braddell Heights GRC.

“As at July this year, more than 90 per cent of the places that require such installations already have the fire extinguishers in position.”


Mr Goh said it would be useful for residents to know where the nearest fire extinguisher is, or to buy a fire extinguisher for their homes if they are prepared to do so. He also urged residents to install home fire alarms.


As for dry rising mains in housing estates, he said there is already an “inspection regime for checks”.

An underground pipe leak was likely the reason behind a failed dry riser during a blaze at Block 229 Toa Payoh Lorong 8 in July. Firefighters had to run hoses up the stairs from lower floors as the dry riser was not functioning.

Should the data from annual checks suggest that there is a need for more checks and inspections to be done, “we will explore the option”, Mr Goh added.

Just ban pmd charging at home. Only can charge at hdb ground floor void deck. Problem solve