SINGAPORE: Two workers were taken to a hospital after a gondola tipped to one side at a Housing Board block in Boon Lay on Thursday (May 11) morning.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it received a call for assistance at 8.10am.
Upon its arrival at Block 199 Boon Lay Drive, a worker was seen on the ledge of the 15th storey next to a “lopsided gondola”.
The worker was brought in safely through the unit windows on the 15th floor by SCDF officers.
“We understand that another worker was also brought to safety through the unit windows on the 14th floor by a member of public prior to SCDF’s arrival,” it said.
Both workers were taken to Ng Teng Fong General Hospital.
A CNA reporter at the scene on Thursday afternoon noted a cordon at ground level to prevent vehicles and people from crossing over to the site of the incident.
The gondola was seen still hanging from the side of the building as of about 2.30pm.