A false ceiling reportedly collapsed right in front of a couple at Ang Mo Kio Hub on 29 March, on the 4th floor as they were walking past the Cathay Cineplex ticketing kiosk.
The man, Eugene, spoke to Mothership and said that had his wife, Samantha, walked a little big faster, she would’ve been hit by the fallen debris and possibly seriously injured.
Eugene told Mothership that he was on his phone and Samantha was walking a little in front of him when the ceiling crashed in front of them.
He said that he looked up and saw his wife shocked, and that she was standing in front of the pile of rubble, about 3 to 5 metres away.
He described the rubble as consisting of metals, nails and glass.
Eugene added that his wife had stopped just in time to turn around to look at him and she then heard cracking sound from above, and that had she not done that, she would’ve been right under the rubble.
An SDA then approached the couple to make sure they were okay before taking a photo of the incident and making a report.
A staff member of the mall then barricaded the area as the couple walked away from the scene, after another man had arrived at the scene to examine the rubble.
The mall management has since apologised to them and are looking into the incident, and will follow up with the couple after they have finished their investigations.
AMK Hub said that this was an isolated incident and that they are committed to providing a safe and enjoyable shopping experience for all shoppers.
Image source: Eugene via Mothership