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Chitchat Man falls from 4 storey high walkway at gateway orchard cracks floor below.

Jah_rastafar_I

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JUST IN: A man apparently fell from the 4th level of Orchard Gateway to the ground level this afternoon. A crack can be seen on the flooring of the 4th level. SCDF paramedics are attending to the man and have just left with him. (WATCH)https://www.facebook.com/YahooSingapore/videos/10154697251528001/Latest update: the 17 year old passed away.
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virus

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hole in one... so did he win a car as well? i hope they remember to burn one to him
 

johnny333

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Can anyone clarify what happen. Did he fall through a hole in the 4th floor that caused him to fall 4 floors?
 

Cottonmouth

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From the picture, it seems a glass panel on the 4th floor fell off.

It wasn't a glass panel. I was there, it was some wooden board that's attached to the structure.
The kid was taking photos and his phone dropped, he jumped over onto the wooden board to retrieve the phone and it gave way.
 

nayr69sg

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Thank you for this picture cottonmouth. Understand better what might have happened.

Hole was MADE by the guy. Stepped onto the ledge which could not hold his weight, ledge broke under him he fell to his death, leaving behind the hole. So it is not like he was walking and fell into a hole on the ground that was already there.

Did he manage to save his phone?
 

Cottonmouth

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Thank you for this picture cottonmouth. Understand better what might have happened.

Hole was MADE by the guy. Stepped onto the ledge which could not hold his weight, ledge broke under him he fell to his death, leaving behind the hole. So it is not like he was walking and fell into a hole on the ground that was already there.

Did he manage to save his phone?

Kid must have assumed the ledge is solid and it can be walked on...

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That final struggle.
 

johnny333

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Kid must have assumed the ledge is solid and it can be walked on...

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Most people would have assumed that floors are strong enough to withstand a person jumping on it.
However this incident shows that the quality of material used in Sporeare is of inferior quality. This is something like the falling window cases that HDB dwellers face.

People living in Spore better be careful. Make sure to look left, right, below and above before taking a step:eek:
 

Cottonmouth

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Most people would have assumed that floors are strong enough to withstand a person jumping on it.
However this incident shows that the quality of material used in Sporeare is of inferior quality. This is something like the falling window cases that HDB dwellers face.

People living in Spore better be careful. Make sure to look left, right, below and above before taking a step:eek:

That ledge wasn't meant to be walked on or to withstand any load, not sure what purpose it serves either.
It's on the 4th floor and there's no reason to access it under normal circumstances.

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Leongsam

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Darwin has taken care of someone who is dumb enough to risk life and limb for a stupid phone.
 

winners

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In this case, the management will not be at fault because that area is not meant for public access and there are already proper railings to prevent as such. The ledge was made of plaster board (like my house's false ceiling) and definitely is unable to take a person's weight, especially if he had jumped onto it.
 

Wunderfool

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Darwin has taken care of someone who is dumb enough to risk life and limb for a stupid phone.

It is not the phone. It is the contents in the phone that is worth risking your life to get it back.

I have seen people going hysterical when they lose their phone, as though their whole lives will collapse without it.
 

Leongsam

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It is not the phone. It is the contents in the phone that is worth risking your life to get it back.

I have seen people going hysterical when they lose their phone, as though their whole lives will collapse without it.

Not backed up? That makes things even worse .... what a a dumbo.
 

zhihau

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The CCTV footage is out, now I'm wondering the phone belongs to the guy or his girlfriend... :p:p:p
Where's Tony?
 
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