A 43-year-old man was arrested after causing a disturbance during an Yishun HDB fire evacuation, repeatedly provoking officers, hurling vulgarities, and even spitting at them.
The commotion occurred amid a fire that had broken out in a 12th-floor unit of Block 381C Yishun Ring Road, at around 5.15pm on July 3.
A reader alerted Shin Min Daily News to the incident, reporting that thick smoke was billowing from the unit.
When reporters arrived, the fire had already been extinguished. Several police cars and fire engines were at the scene, and the windows of the affected unit had been shattered. Police had also set up a cordon at the foot of the block.
Dozens of residents had been evacuated, some carrying infants as they hurried downstairs, while others brought their pets.
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Man causes disturbance for almost 2 hours
At about 6pm, while residents were waiting for the cordon to be lifted, a middle-aged man dressed in a red tank top and black pants suddenly began shouting at police officers outside the restricted area.
Footage of the incident was uploaded on Facebook group Singapore Incidents. In the video, a police officer raises his voice at the man, prompting the man to lean closer and saying that he “cannot hear”.
Moments later, when the police officer attempts to speak to him again, he shouts: “No, no. I don’t want to talk to you.”
The officers walk towards the HDB block instead, leaving the man on the footpath as he continues to shout.
Shin Min reported that at around 7.25pm, several officers subdued the man and placed him in handcuffs. Even after being restrained, he allegedly continued yelling at the officers and spat at one of them.
The ruckus continued for nearly two hours. An ambulance later arrived, and paramedics attempted to examine the man, but he refused to cooperate and continued to struggle.
At around 8pm, he was carried onto the ambulance on a stretcher while still shouting profanities.
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