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Starfall falling blocks6/19/2023 ![]() “BCA has directed the West Coast Town Council to stop the gondola operations at the other block with similar temporary gondola supports,” the BCA spokesman said. The engineers have determined that no other parts of the building was damaged in the incident and it remains structurally safe. He added: “Our priority is the safety and well-being of residents and the workers.”Ĭontacted, the Building and Construction Authority (BCA) said its engineers found localised damage to a stretch of the concrete roof parapet of the affected building, which was partially supporting a gondola used for painting the building’s facade. The WCTC spokesman said that the town council’s representatives, HDB and the contractor were there to assess the situation, ensure public safety and recover the gondola. Minister for National Development Desmond Lee, who is an MP for West Coast GRC, said that the WCTC team was on site. ![]() She said that a worker was brought to safety by the SCDF through her windows. Ms Yanni, 22, a resident of a unit on the 15th storey, said she was showering at the time of the incident. Ms Kam, an administrative assistant, said she and her brother helped the worker get in and gave him water. She added that when she saw the worker, he had one foot on the window ledge and the other entangled with a cable still attached to the gondola. “When I reached my brother’s room, he was already opening the grill for the worker to hold on to, and the worker was stepping on the ledge to balance himself,” said the 25-year-old, who wanted to be known only as Ms Kam. The resident of the 14th storey unit where the worker got in through the window said she was working when she heard a noise coming from her younger brother’s room.
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