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SINGAPORE: Three people were rescued by the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) at a warehouse unit in Toa Payoh on Tuesday (Jan 28) after a mezzanine floor and storage racks collapsed inside the unit.
Two of those rescued were children.
SCDF was alerted to the incident at 11 Toa Payoh Industrial Park at about 5.50pm, and firefighters from Bishan Fire Station and rescuers from SCDF's Special Response Unit and Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team were deployed to the scene.
A total of four people were initially "trapped under piles of rugs" following the collapse, SCDF said in a Facebook post.
One person was able to free himself before SCDF's arrival and alerted that three other people were still trapped under the rugs.
Upon their arrival, the firefighters and rescuers began searching the area affected by the collapse, which measured about 20m by 10m, aided by two SCDF search dogs.
"The firefighters and rescuers removed piles of rugs and cut through storage racks to reach the three trapped persons," SCDF said.
"After an operation lasting about 90 minutes, all three persons, two of whom were children, were rescued."
All four people who were trapped as a result of the collapse were subsequently 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.
Source: CNA/kg(sn)
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SINGAPORE: Three people were rescued by the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) at a warehouse unit in Toa Payoh on Tuesday (Jan 28) after a mezzanine floor and storage racks collapsed inside the unit.
Two of those rescued were children.
SCDF was alerted to the incident at 11 Toa Payoh Industrial Park at about 5.50pm, and firefighters from Bishan Fire Station and rescuers from SCDF's Special Response Unit and Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team were deployed to the scene.
A total of four people were initially "trapped under piles of rugs" following the collapse, SCDF said in a Facebook post.
One person was able to free himself before SCDF's arrival and alerted that three other people were still trapped under the rugs.
Upon their arrival, the firefighters and rescuers began searching the area affected by the collapse, which measured about 20m by 10m, aided by two SCDF search dogs.
"The firefighters and rescuers removed piles of rugs and cut through storage racks to reach the three trapped persons," SCDF said.
"After an operation lasting about 90 minutes, all three persons, two of whom were children, were rescued."
All four people who were trapped as a result of the collapse were subsequently 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.
Source: CNA/kg(sn)
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