SCDF rescues two workers stranded on gondola at 40th floor of Capital Tower in Tanjong Pagar
Posted on 21 March 2023 | 1,487 views | 1 comment
Fatimah Mujibah
The Straits Times
March 20, 2023 Two workers were rescued by Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) officers in a height rescue operation that lasted two hours on Monday afternoon, after a gondola they were on was stuck on the 40th floor at Capital Tower. SCDF said it was alerted to the incident at 1.40pm, and the men were rescued by officers from its elite Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (Dart) and brought to safety inside the 52-storey office building in Tanjong Pagar. It added that firefighters who arrived at the scene proceeded to the 41st storey to assess the condition of the men and the gondola’s stability.
The Straits Times
March 20, 2023 Two workers were rescued by Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) officers in a height rescue operation that lasted two hours on Monday afternoon, after a gondola they were on was stuck on the 40th floor at Capital Tower. SCDF said it was alerted to the incident at 1.40pm, and the men were rescued by officers from its elite Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (Dart) and brought to safety inside the 52-storey office building in Tanjong Pagar.
The two workers were stranded on a gondola stuck on the 40th floor at Capital Tower. ST PHOTO: JASON QUAH
- Additional reporting by Jason Quah
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