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.
“To the girl who opened the Handicap Toilet’s door wide open while I was taking a huge poop inside.
I just really wanna know if you saw my D. This is keeping me very disturbed. Although it all happened in a few seconds only , I feel that you must have seen it, taking into account the size.
Actually you know, I am a virgin. Never has I ever let someone catch a glance of that. I made a promise to the holy spirit that the only person I will expose it will be the one who I marry to.
And if ever I happen to break that promise, I would never ever think of marriage; I’d adopt celibacy for life.
I don’t wanna die a virgin. I strongly feel I’m cursed now. The only way I can dispel this curse is by marrying each other in the name of the holy father.
Therefore, tomorrow 10 a.m I hope to see you there, same place(NBS), same toilet so that we could discuss how will you save me from this curse.”
Netizens’ comments
lol wth you never learnt to lock the door?
uni students always have smtg wrong with their heads
Yes, indeed she saw a mini with 2 broken tyres
And u publish it only on Sunday? Wonder how long he waited on Friday?
Why u don’t lock the door. Setting a trap for the victim sia
A video emerged online showing a road rage incident that happened earlier today (2 October) somewhere along Toh Guan Road.
The incident happened during a traffic stop along Toh Guan, with the cars seen stopped and waiting for the traffic light to turn green at a road junction.
The man was seen walking angrily towards the car, before kicking the driver’s door and throwing a punch at the driver’s window.
Then man then hit the windshield of the car before walking back to his car, where he stood and gestured angrily at the other car.
Netizens’ comments
May I draw your attention to the fact that this dude has got perfect sense of timing? He did all the raging and got back into his car just as the light turned green. No third party was ever inconvenienced. I give him a Tiger!
To the dash cam driver….perhaps you should summit your video to the authorities #SPF #TP #LTA and allowed them to do the investigation as in who’s right who’s wrong we do not tolerate Hooliganism in our society or on the roads!!! Singapore this days is more like living in oversea all kinds of rage happening!!! Thanks
Report police for vandalism. After that report insurance for damage on vehicle.
This guy forgot to take his medicine and choose violence this morning.
A video emerged online showing a group of people opening bottles of juices at a supermarket, sampling and tasting the products before putting it back onto the shelf of a supermarket.
A netizen, Swiss Teo, posted a video of the incident onto Facebook, with the video being captioned in Mandarin: “This kind of Singaporeans without civility, let them become famous in Singapore! (translated)”
The video begins with what appears to be a couple at a supermarket, browsing through the products at a juices aisle.
The man in red then picked up what appears to be an orange juice, before opening it up and taking a sip from the bottle, and putting it back and walking away.
The couple then walked away from the aisle, before the woman returned to the aisle with another girl.
The girl then picked up another bottle and opened it up, taking a sip from the bottle and sampling the product, nodding her head in approval as she capped the bottle and put it back onto the shelf.
She then picked up another bottle from the shelf as they loaded it up onto their shopping cart, with the “tainted” bottles being left on the shelf.
A man was seen in a viral video circulating online pretending to be knocked down by a car after dashing out onto the road and lying on the ground, catching the speechless driver by surprise.
According to the police’s news release, the incident happened on 26 September and the dashcam footage of the incident was shared on 28 September by a netizen who wasn’t the driver of the car.
The police said that the woman who was driving the vehicle along Serangoon North Avenue 5, had encountered the man who dashed out onto the road in front of her car, before dramatically falling in front of the vehicle despite there being no contact at all.
The man didn’t suffer any injuries or asked the woman for money, before walking away from the scene, according to the police’s preliminary investigations.
The man was later identified by officers from the Ang Mo Kio police division, and is being investigated for his suspected involvement in a case of rash act.
Upon conviction, the man faces a jail term of up to 6 months and/or a fine of up to $2,500.
A food delivery rider was killed in a fatal accident in Choa Chu Kang on 27 September, and 3 people were reportedly arrested for drink driving.
However, all three of them denied being the driver of the car despite reportedly smelling like alcohol, and gave the police statements that were contradictory, according to Lianhe Zaobao.
The trio are between the ages of 32 and 36, and were arrested on the spot for suspected drink driving and careless driving causing death.
They were sent for a blood alcohol concentration test after smelling like alcohol and denied being the driver of the car.
Deceased was a father of a toddler
A person claiming to be the deceased’s relative, shared in a now-deleted post online, saying that the delivery rider had a son that was less than 2-years-old, and that he had just gotten married in July.
Zaobao spoke to the netizen, who revealed that the deceased had planned to bring his wife and child to the zoo, before the fatal accident happened.
Recap
A 28-year-old PAB rider died on Tuesday (27 September) after being in an accident with a car along Choa Chu Kang Avenue 1.
The Singapore Police Force said that they were alerted to the incident at about 11.23pm, and the rider was sent to the hospital unconscious.
He later succumbed to his injuries and passed away at the hospital.
Two men and a woman between the ages of 32 and 36, were arrested for drink driving as well as careless driving causing death.
At the time of writing, police investigations are ongoing.
The SCDF also said that they were alerted to a traffic accident on 27 September near Block 130, Choa Chu Kang Avenue 1.
They said that 2 people were sent to Ng Teng Fong General Hospital.
A man turned a supermarket at Eastpoint Mall upside down, destroying it after an altercation on the evening of 30 September.
The incident purportedly happened at a Sri Murugun supermarket outlet on the fourth floor of Eastpoint Mall.
According to Shin Min Daily News, a 63-year-old witness Mr Yang, said that he heard a commotion inside the store and saw several shelves being tipped over.
Witnesses also reported seeing two men fighting inside the supermarket, with one of the being enraged and pushing the shelves over after shouting at each other.
The fracas happened for about 10 minutes, according to one of the employees at the supermarket, with more than 10 shelves being toppled over and goods falling all over the place.
Formula 1 driver Pierre Gasly’s AT03 race car burst into flames during the Singapore Grand Prix with the 26-year-old driver still inside.
He described the scenes as “a bit of a barbecue feeling”.
What happened?
Gasly’s race car was being rolled back into the garage during one of his practice sessions, when it inexplicably burst into flames with him still inside.
He hurriedly jumped out of the car and emerged unhurt, as the AlphaTauri team rushed to put out the fire with the help from the rival Aston Martin team’s mechanic with an extinguisher.
He then went on to complete his practice race.
Gasly spoke to the media after the practise run, saying that the car had gotten slightly hot when connecting with the fuel breather, and it could fire, but they managed to switch it off and restart again.
He added that it was of no concern as it happened due to Singapore’s warm weather conditions, and said that there was nothing worrying or concerning for the rest of the weekend.
He also expressed his excitement at being back in the Singapore Grand Prix after it had been cancelled since 2019 due tot he pandemic.
At about 9:50 a.m., SCDF was alerted to a fire in a 5th floor unit at the abovementioned location.
Upon arrival, the fire was raging inside the unit. SCDF firefighters wearing breathing apparatus sets, entered the smoke-logged unit to conduct firefighting and rescue operations. The fire, which involved contents of the living room and a part of the kitchen, was extinguished by SCDF using a water jet.
SCDF rescued five persons from the bedrooms of the affected unit. They were assessed by SCDF paramedics for smoke inhalation, of which two persons also sustained minor burn injuries. All five persons were conveyed by SCDF ambulances to the Singapore General Hospital.
Hamsters found in multiple pet cages in the service yard of the affected unit were also brought out to safety.
Approximately 100 residents from 3rd to 7th floors were evacuated by the Police as a precautionary measure.
Preliminary investigation indicates that the fire had likely originated from the battery pack of a Power Assisted Bicycle (PAB) in the living room.
SCDF would like to remind the public on the prevention of PMD/PAB fires, including not to charge batteries for an extended period of time or overnight. Do not purchase or use non-original batteries. See the accompanying infographic for more fire safety tips.
We understand that a nearby resident had attempted to put out the fire with a fire extinguisher prior to SCDF’s arrival. We will be in touch with him to commend him for his public spiritedness act.
