After two controlled detonations in the afternoon, the government is carrying out security checks in the area, Channel News Asia reported. The hundred-kilogram aerial bomb of World War II was placed last week at the site of a long-lasting condominium subdivision about a meter away. season.
The two explosions occurred at around 12:30 p. m. and 1:45 p. m. , the latter being heard as far away as the Senja-Cashew Community Club, about two kilometers from the site.
Sandbags and dirt were seen gushing from the area surrounded by concrete blocks due to the effect of the blast, according to the channel.
Police assess the explosion
Following the two explosions, the government is assessing the structural protection of the structure’s site, roads, pipes and pipes, as well as evacuated buildings, Singapore Police (SPF) said in a Facebook post.
Residents of nearby Housing and Development Board (HDB) housing estates and public condominiums were asked to leave windows open and disconnect power to their homes. Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan, an MP representing the Cashew district in the Netherlands-Bukit Timah constituency, visited the network club around 10 a. m.
“We think it’s better to prepare too much than too little,” he said.
The last reported incident involving unexploded ordnance from World War II was in 2019, when a 50kg aerial bomb was discovered on Jiak Kim Street in the suburb of River Valley, as well as excavation paintings at the site of a structure.
In 2016, the Singapore Armed Forces’ Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit also disposed of a 100kg relic of war discovered at a structural site in Mandai, which during the war was another forest reserve area.
(With input from the agency)
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