Written Replies to Parliamentary Questions

Number of Mobility Devices-Related Fires at Various Locations Each Year for the Past Five Years

Published: 22 September 2025

Question:

Mr Cai Yinzhou: To ask the Coordinating Minister for National Security and Minister for Home Affairs for each year for the last five years, how many fires relating to personal mobility devices, power-assisted bicycles and personal mobility aids took place in (i) owner-occupied HDB flats (ii) public rental HDB flats (iii) condominiums (iv) landed houses (v) non-residential premises such as commercial buildings and (vi) non-buildings such as on the roads or open spaces.


Answer:

Mr K Shanmugam, Coordinating Minister for National Security and Minister for Home Affairs: 

1. The requested data is provided in the following table:

Location of fires relating to Active Mobility Devices20202021202220232024
Owned HDB flats2314121116
Public rental HDB flats64796
Common areas in HDB estates1716111421
Condominiums00010
Landed houses00101
Non-residential premises such as commercial buildings69245
Non-buildings such as roads or open spaces162091618