Hotel guests were plunged into darkness for one hour when one of
the three Marina Bay Sands (MBS) hotel towers was struck by a power
failure on Friday night.
A further five passengers were stranded in the six lifts in
Tower 1, which also stopped operating when the power supply was
unexpectedly interrupted, although a spokesperson said they were
rescued within the hour that it took for power to be restored.
The spokesperson confirmed that there had been a blackout in
Tower 1 at 8:50pm, leaving all 783 of its rooms in pitch darkness,
although emergency lights had been activated straightaway for exit
signs on each floor.
He added that the majority of the guests who had checked into
rooms in Tower 1 were not there at the time of the power failure,
and arriving guests were redirected to Tower 3 while power was
being restored, reported The Straits Times.
The rest of the MBS resort remained unaffected by the blackout
during this time, and the management is now investigating the cause
of the incident.
"Our guests' safety is our priority and we have taken every
measure to ensure that all our guests are safe," said the
spokesperson.
This isn't the first time that MBS has experienced power
failures.
Soon after it opened in April last year, it was riddled by a
series of blackouts in its casino, retail complex and conference
halls, interrupting its first event on 2 May 2010.
In December, a 10-minute power cut disrupted Irish dance troupe
Riverdance at the MBS theatre.
-- Yahoo!
