An electric bicycle caught fire as it was being charged in a coffeeshop at Telok Blangah Crescent on Thursday (Sept 22).

A contributor to citizen journalism website Stomp named Bob was at the coffee shop when he saw the e-bike go up in flames.

Bob said that it belonged to a stall owner who was charging it. The incident occurred at around 11.20am.

In a video, the stall owner can be seen putting out the flames.

According to the Stomp contributor, a member of the public called the police and the owner of the bike was questioned. They also cordoned off the area.

The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) confirmed the incident with Stomp, saying that they were alerted to the fire at a first floor unit of Block 12, Telok Blangah Crescent at 11.26am.

“We sent two firebikes and one Red Rhino. The fire involved an electric bicycle,” a spokesperson said.

“The fire was extinguished prior to SCDF’s arrival by members of the public. There were no reported injuries and the fire is under investigation,” SCDF added.

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