Two workers were rescued by the Singapore Civil Defence Force after their gondola tilted to one side - leaving them stranded 20 storeys above ground for almost an hour.
SCDF said they received a call for"height rescue assistance" at Block 105 Towner Road at about 10.50am and the two workers were trapped between the 19th and 20th levels of the Housing Board block. The duo were rescued through the windows of a flat on the 20th floor. There were no reported injuries, SCDF said.
According to Chinese-language newspaper Shin Min Daily News, SCDF also deployed an air bag at the foot of the block and police officers were at the scene.A resident of the flat used in the rescue operation, who wanted to be known only as Mr Yeo, 67, told Shin Min he heard a noise coming from his kitchen and found the two stranded workers outside his window.
Glad of good outcome!!...TQ SCDF anyways dependable! 😅😅
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