A HDB building at Block 546 Serangoon North Avenue 3 suffered a mysterious blackout on 28 September, with the whole building being plunged into darkness.
Videos emerged online showing the residents trying to find their way through the darkness with their torchlight in tow.
Residents living on the upper floors also had no choice but to use the stairs to get back to their homes.
TikTok user @neverrreven shared a video of the incident, showing how creepy and eerie the situation was – the entire place was dark even on the ground floor, despite there being light sources from other blocks nearby.
Residents turned on the flashlights on their phones to light up the area as they navigated through the surrounding darkness.
The lifts were also not working, with the LED screens showing “Block 00000”, and he compared the darkness of the estate to being like the Old Changi Hospital, which is famously rumoured to be haunted.
The netizen then showed the eerie atmosphere as he filmed his home from the front door in the darkness.
Ang Mo Kio Town Council apologises
A spokesperson from the Ang Mo Kio town council said that they were alerted to the blackout that affected Block 546 Serangoon North Avenue 3 on 28 September, at about 9.15pm.
They cited the short circuit by one of the lights that caused a power trip at the switch room, resulting in the power failure of the corridor lights of the whole block.
The issue was rectified and power had resumed about 2 hours later at 11.17pm.
Ang Mo Kio Town Council then apologised for the inconvenience to the residents and thanked them for their support and understanding.
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