An elderly man was apprehended after locking himself inside his Clementi HDB flat on Monday (March 30) afternoon.
Photos of the incident shared on Threads showed police cordoning off an HDB block, while SCDF officers deployed a yellow airbag. Several SCDF and police vehicles were also present at the scene.
Responding to queries from AsiaOne, the police said they received a call for assistance at Block 358 Clementi Avenue 2 at about 11.20am.
Upon arrival, it was established that a 79-year-old man had locked himself inside a residential unit.
