SINGAPORE: Two hotels in Little India had to evacuate their guests in the early hours of Tuesday (Oct 8) following the partial collapse of two shophouses on Syed Alwi Road. A third hotel
The back of a partially collapsed shophouse along Syed Alwi Road is seen through a broken windowpane on Oct 8, 2024. SINGAPORE: Two hotels in Little India had to evacuate their guests in the early hours of Tuesday followingIt occurred at about 1.30am, with witnesses reportedly hearing a loud explosion.
The hotel's front desk receptionist Sarah Saraswathy said that they had to transfer one of their guests to another hotel as she was pregnant.Mr Wong Pek Onn, the hotel's front desk receptionist, told CNA that their checkout time had been pushed back from 12pm to 2pm in light of the incident. This would give their guests more time to rest, he said.
The Building and Construction Authority said in a Facebook post that buildings adjacent to the two shophouses were not affected by the incident and were safe. According to checks on Google Maps, 84 Syed Alwi Road houses Paakashala Singapore, a vegetarian restaurant, while No 85 houses Nirja Mega Mart.
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