E-bike fire in Teck Whye: 'My daughter heard someone scream, followed by loud explosions'

An e-bike caught fire on the road at Jalan Teck Whye on April 27 and explosions were heard.

Stomper Rambutan shared videos and photos of the power-assisted bicycle (PAB) in flames and Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) firefighters extinguishing the fire.

"My daughter heard someone scream, followed by loud explosions," said the Stomper. "Then she saw the fire.

"There was thick black smoke billowing from the flames. I was quite worried about that. It's for sure toxic.

"Thankfully, the rider, who was a slim lady, was not hurt."

She said the e-bike was burning for more than five minutes before a taxi driver used his extinguisher to put out the fire and drove off.

"But the bike started catching fire again," recounted the Stomper.

"Five minutes later, SCDF came with two fire engines. They put out the fire."

In response to a Stomp query, SCDF said it was alerted to the fire at about 6:20pm and extinguished it using a hosereel.

There were no reported injuries.

Preliminary investigation indicates that the fire had likely originated from the battery pack of the PAB.

SCDF added: "To prevent PAB fires, the public is reminded not to leave batteries or devices charging for a prolonged period or charging them unattended overnight.

"In addition, do not purchase or use non-original batteries."