Roof collapses at Hilton Hotel driveway proves Orchard Road is breaking down

Proves also that Volvo manufactures good, safe cars though.

Belmont Lay| December 13, 04:07 PM

On Thursday, Dec. 10, decorations tied to a street lamp outside Peranakan Place spontaneously caught fire at about 9.10pm. A week earlier, on Dec. 2, a Christmas tree outside the Abercrombie & Fitch outlet at Knightsbridge mall at Orchard Road caught fire and burst into flames also at about 9pm.

On Friday, Dec. 11, a tree came crashing down on the road in front of Orchard Central mall after being battered by heavy rain, as parts of Orchard Road became flooded.

On Saturday, Dec. 12, a power outage -- believed to have been caused by the flood the previous day -- hit Orchard Central at 2pm, forcing some shops to close early for the day. Power was restored at some parts of the shopping mall later in the day, but some retailers were forced to close early.

On Sunday, Dec. 13, part of the roof over the driveway of Hilton Singapore hotel collapsed, proving Volvo manufactures sturdy vehicles, in what has become a positive piece of news for the automobile maker and a more negative one for insurers.

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by Channel NewsAsia Singapore on Saturday, December 12, 2015

 

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Staff at the Hilton Singapore said the situation was an emergency and it was unable to comment, according to Channel News Asia.

 

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