November 04, 2019, 11:48 AM
The height restriction barrier at the entrance of Hong Lim market and food centre carpark collapsed in the middle of the night on Nov. 2, 2019.
Passersby were surprised by the sight the next morning on Nov. 3 as the barrier blocked the entrance to the car park, facing Hokkien Street.
Photo by Seng Gay Lee/Facebook.
No injuries were reported.
Height restriction barrier collapsed
According to the Chinese daily Lianhe Wanbao on Nov. 3, about 14 men spent close to 30 minutes to shift the barrier to the side.
The report also said that most residents were soundly asleep and there were very few cars in the middle of the night.
The loud thud failed to cause alarm in the middle of the night and the fallen barrier was only noticed when the nearby stallholders went to their stalls.
The barrier blocking the entrance to the car park on Sunday morning had caused much inconvenience to the residents, stallholders, and visitors, as many had to take a longer route to enter the car park.
Photo by Seng Gay Lee/Facebook.
Photo by Seng Gay Lee/Facebook.
Residents and construction workers moved the barrier away
It was not an easy feat to move the barrier which was estimated to be at least two metres tall and eight metres wide.
A total of 14 helpful residents and construction workers reportedly carried and moved the barrier to one side at around 10:15am.
Photo by Seng Gay Lee/Facebook.
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