By Goh Kai Shi, Cheryl Ong & Lim Yi Han
THE Housing Board has stepped up checks on Block 268 in Tampines
Street 21 after half of a bedroom window ledge broke and fell from
the 11th floor on Friday.
No one was hurt in the incident, which happened at 8.45am.
Residents said they heard a loud crash before they discovered
concrete debris scattered up to 10m from the foot of the block,
which faces the carpark.
A man living in the affected unit, who did not wish to be named,
was fuming. He said he had made at least two reports to the
Tampines Town Council about cracks in the ledge, but no action was
taken.
'We were being good citizens when we made the reports, but
nothing was done and now this has happened,' said the irate
resident. 'If anyone had been hurt, we would have felt guilty
forever even though it wasn't our fault.'
The Tampines Town Council could not confirm if it had received
those reports.
Residents who need more information on the maintenance of their
flats can call the HDB Branch Office Service Line on
1800-225-5432.
