Residents relieved to find no damage to their homes after WWII bomb disposal in Upper Bukit Timah

A resident, who wanted to be known as Mrs Kwok, said she was not worried about the situation. She was seen packing up at around 7.15am.

"My husband was shocked ... Only with the paper then did we realise there is something happening here," said the 60-year-old.Asked if she was concerned, Ms Sim said:"Actually it's quite worrying, it's a big boom right? You never know what is the impact, how strong it is."The housewife's unit faced the blast site but said she was not too concerned about tremors.

Everything is the way she had left it, she said in Mandarin. Her vases remained under the chair, undisturbed. Mdm Wendy Biggs, 59, evacuated her Block 154 Gangsa Road flat along with her husband, domestic helper and their two dogs. She took unplanned leave to help care for her husband, who has a brain disease and uses a wheelchair.

“I’m sure the people taking care of it are experienced and well-trained,” said Mr Syed Imtiaz Ahsan, 38, who lives in the affected Hazel Park condominium with his wife and toddler. “Even though the environment here is good, everything well-prepared, but home is still a better place to rest. While walking back, the 43-year-old stopped at the condo's open-air carpark, which has a view of the construction site, to snap a few photos.

Source: Real Estate Daily Report (realestatedailyreport.net)

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