Woodlands Block 302A residents stranded for 4 hours after all lifts break down
Several residents of Block 302A Woodlands Street 32 were left stranded at their void deck when all three of the block's lifts broke down yesterday evening (June 19).
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STOMP
Monday, Jun 20, 2016
Residents from Woodlands Block 302A were left stranded for four hours yesterday evening (June 19) at the void deck after all three lifts broke down.
A witness shared his experience with Stomp over the phone.
He said that residents were stuck at the void deck from 6pm to 10pm. It was only after 10pm when the lifts finally started working again.
Elderly residents in wheelchairs and people living on higher floors in the block were said to be the most affected.
Woodlands residents stranded for 4 hours after all 3 lifts break down
The Stomp contributor himself lives on the 32nd floor.
He said: "One elderly man with a pacemaker was so frustrated he decided to climb the stairs to his apartment on the 21st floor."
"He had gone shopping and his frozen salmon had defrosted while he was waiting for the lifts to start working again. Several neighbours and town council members offered to help him. I think they reached the eighth storey before the man got tired."
The Stomp contributor added that the town council had provided chairs for the residents and some water while they waited.
They were unable to do much else except wait for the technicians to fix the problem.
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