SINGAPORE: A man who tried to rescue his dogs from a fire that broke out in his flat suffered burns on 40 per cent of his body and later died. A personal mobility device that had been left to charge had caught fire, which spread to the rest of the flat.
At about 12.30am on Jul 18, 2019, Mr Goh's wife heard noises and woke her husband up thinking that there was someone in the living room.However, when they opened the bedroom door, black smoke entered the room, she testified. She tried calling 995 twice, but the reception was bad. When the ceiling fixtures began to melt and fall on her, she climbed out of the toilet window and onto the air-conditioner ledge.
A fire investigation report by the SCDF showed that the fire had originated in the living room where the PMDs were placed. As the circuit breaker had tripped, there was likely to be an electrical anomaly that was caused either by the charging of the PMD, or the effects of the fire from the living room.
A technical report concluded that the fire was primarily caused by the overheating at the two-pin plug and charging port while the Speedway PMD was being charged.
Those made in china pmds are like timing bombs laid in community. Amazing the stupiak gov would let them in.
We've been reminded & warned time & again but still pple dun listen...WTD?
Rip
This is not the 1st time PMDs caught fire while charging. Isn't this something the government should be looking into?
Narrative is PMD is bad. Very bad. RIP.
Hero!
Rest in peace 🙏
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:
Singapore Latest News, Singapore Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Singapore police arrest man and woman over death of newborn baby in Taiwan 2 years agoSINGAPORE: The Singapore police have arrested a man and a woman over their suspected involvement in the death of a newborn baby in Taiwan two ...
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »
Man killed in shooting at Vancouver International AirportCanadian police were shot at while chasing the suspects after a shooting outside the international departures terminal at Vancouver International ... 😳 Vancouver ?
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »
China: Man left dangling from bridge after glass breaksThe tourist was given counselling following his ordeal in a mountainous part of north-eastern China.
Source: YahooSG - 🏆 3. / 71 Read more »
Soccer-Uruguayan Cavani extends Man Utd stay with one-year dealManchester United's Uruguayan striker Edinson Cavani has signed a one-year contract extension at the Old Trafford outfit having hit a purple patch ...
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »
‘Disowned’: family says pleas for help ignored as Australian man dies of Covid-19 in IndiaDaughter of 59-year-old criticises consular officials’ response and says her mother has been abandoned by her own government A man runs to escape heat and flames from multiple funeral pyres of Covid-19 victims at a crematorium in the outskirts of New Delhi. A 59-year-old Australian permanent resident stranded in India has died of Covid-19. Photograph: Amit Sharma/AP An Australian permanent resident has died of Covid-19 while stranded in India, days after the government’s strict ban on arrivals from the country began. The family of the 59-year-old claim their father was “disowned” by the Australian government before he died. Now, they are pleading for help so their mother, who is also stuck in India, can return to Australia so they can grieve together. The foreign affairs minister, Marise Payne, has acknowledged the man’s death, and Australia’s high commissioner to India, Barry O’Farrell, said consular assistance was being provided to the family. However, Payne, O’Farrell and the department of foreign affairs, when asked by the Guardian, have not addressed the family’s claims that Australia’s high commission ignored requests to help repatriate or provide a ventilator to the man in the weeks before his death. Sydney woman Sonali Ralhan’s father reportedly died in a New Delhi hospital on Wednesday, two days after an Australian government determination came into effect that made it a criminal offence for anyone to travel to Australia within 14 days of being in India. The ban applies to citizens and permanent residents, who face fines of up to $66,600 or five years jail, or both, if they attempt to flee the worsening crisis in India. In an open letter to the prime minister posted on Facebook, Ralhan, an Australian citizen, said she contacted consular officials in India a few weeks ago with “great hopes” they would help her parents, long-term residents of Australia, return home safely. Instead, within weeks she would be mourning the death of her father. “I write to you wi
Source: YahooSG - 🏆 3. / 71 Read more »
Man jailed 6 months for hitting wife with back scratcherSINGAPORE — An argument with his wife left a man so angry that he breached a personal protection order that she had taken out against him and attacked her with a back scratcher that left her with several bruises on the arm.
Source: TODAYonline - 🏆 1. / 99 Read more »