The fire involved a power-assisted bicycle parked near a market stall, and was extinguished by firefighters from the Central Fire Station.A fire in Jalan Bukit Merah, likely to have started from the battery pack of a power-assisted bicycle , caused damage to three market stalls on March 19.SCDF said that they were alerted to a fire at Block 112 Jalan Bukit Merah, which is a market and food centre.
A preliminary investigation indicated that the fire had likely originated from the battery pack of the PAB, said SCDF.