SINGAPORE, Jan 29 — Three people, including two children, were rescued by the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) on Tuesday (January 28) after a mezzanine floor and storage racks collapsed inside a warehouse unit in Toa Payoh.
SCDF was alerted to the incident at 11 Toa Payoh Industrial Park around 5.50pm.
Firefighters from Bishan Fire Station, along with rescuers from SCDF’s Special Response Unit and Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team, were deployed to the scene, according to a report published by Channel News Asia.
Four people were initially “trapped under piles of rugs” following the collapse.
One person managed to free himself before SCDF arrived and informed responders that three others were still trapped.
Firefighters and rescuers, aided by two SCDF search dogs, worked to locate the trapped individuals in the affected area, which measured about 20m by 10m.
“The firefighters and rescuers removed piles of rugs and cut through storage racks to reach the three trapped persons,” SCDF said in a Facebook post.
“After an operation lasting about 90 minutes, all three persons, two of whom were children, were rescued.”
All four individuals were taken to hospital — the adults to Tan Tock Seng Hospital and the children to KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital.
“All four persons were conscious when conveyed to the hospitals,” SCDF said.