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Shopping mall Jem was plagued by minor flooding again on Friday afternoon (Apr 17), after a blocked wastepipe from Saladworks caused water backflow on Thursday evening.
SINGAPORE: The second level of shopping mall Jem was plagued by minor flooding again on Friday afternoon (Apr 17), after a blocked wastepipe from Saladworks caused water backflow on Thursday evening.
A spokesperson for Saladworks Singapore told Channel NewsAsia that the flooding happened again at about 1pm on Friday.
"We have (conducted) regular maintenance on our discharge stacks and pipes. Although the said 'blocked pipe' was cleared last night, the flood reoccurred today," said Saladworks Singapore's spokesperson.
She added that the water was cleared by 5pm, and Saladworks has since resumed normal operations. "We are still working with Jem's management to pinpoint the problem," Saladworks Singapore's spokesperson said.
Responding to media queries, a spokesperson for the mall said the water backflowed from a floor trap "within Saladworks" at about 1pm. It also deployed cleaning crew.
"The water was cleared at about 3pm," she said, adding that investigations suggest the backflow of water was due to build-up of grease in the kitchen waste pipe.
"A thorough investigation shall be undertaken tonight," Jem's spokesperson added.
This is the latest in a string of incidents at Jem. On Apr 3, a fire broke out near the H&M boutique. According to the Singapore Civil Defence Force, the blaze had started from electrical wires in the exterior wall of the building.
In August 2013, a deep fryer caused a small blaze at the NTUC FairPrice Xtra supermarket, while a car caught fire in the basement car park days later. In September that year, false ceiling panels on the first floor collapsed due to a burst water pipe, injuring three people, and causing the mall to be temporarily shut for checks.
- CNA/dl
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/jem-plagued-by-second/1790934.html
SINGAPORE: The second level of shopping mall Jem was plagued by minor flooding again on Friday afternoon (Apr 17), after a blocked wastepipe from Saladworks caused water backflow on Thursday evening.
A spokesperson for Saladworks Singapore told Channel NewsAsia that the flooding happened again at about 1pm on Friday.
"We have (conducted) regular maintenance on our discharge stacks and pipes. Although the said 'blocked pipe' was cleared last night, the flood reoccurred today," said Saladworks Singapore's spokesperson.
She added that the water was cleared by 5pm, and Saladworks has since resumed normal operations. "We are still working with Jem's management to pinpoint the problem," Saladworks Singapore's spokesperson said.
Responding to media queries, a spokesperson for the mall said the water backflowed from a floor trap "within Saladworks" at about 1pm. It also deployed cleaning crew.
"The water was cleared at about 3pm," she said, adding that investigations suggest the backflow of water was due to build-up of grease in the kitchen waste pipe.
"A thorough investigation shall be undertaken tonight," Jem's spokesperson added.
This is the latest in a string of incidents at Jem. On Apr 3, a fire broke out near the H&M boutique. According to the Singapore Civil Defence Force, the blaze had started from electrical wires in the exterior wall of the building.
In August 2013, a deep fryer caused a small blaze at the NTUC FairPrice Xtra supermarket, while a car caught fire in the basement car park days later. In September that year, false ceiling panels on the first floor collapsed due to a burst water pipe, injuring three people, and causing the mall to be temporarily shut for checks.
- CNA/dl
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/jem-plagued-by-second/1790934.html
