Two workers had a close call on Thursday morning after the gondola they were in tipped sideways at the top of a 15-storey Housing Board block in Boon Lay Drive. The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said that it received a call for assistance at Block 199 Boon Lay Drive...
She told The Straits Times in Mandarin: “When I saw the gondola, I told my maid that what they were doing was very dangerous. The moment I said that, I saw the whole gondola fall.”
She said that the residents on the 14th storey opened the windows to let one of the men in. Another managed to climb onto the parapet on the 15th floor. “When I reached my brother’s room, he was already opening the grill for the worker to hold on to, and the worker was stepping on the ledge to balance himself,” said the 25-year-old, who wanted to be known only as Ms Kam.
Ms Kam, an administrative assistant, said that she and her brother were able to help the worker get in and they gave him water.
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