For over a year, residents at a Telok Blangah block have been dealing with a foul smell coming from an elderly neighbour’s home, with one resorting to using fans and burning incense in the corridor to mask the odour.
Wang (transliteration), 70, who lives on the 11th floor of Block 13 Telok Blangah Crescent, told Shin Min Daily News that she has been a resident for over a decade and always got along with her neighbours.Â
She recalled that about a year ago, an elderly woman and her two adult sons, who take turns caring for her, moved into the neighbouring unit, after which the smell of faeces and urine began coming from their home.
The elderly woman, she said, is believed to have urinary incontinence — which may develop an unpleasant odour — causing a strong urine smell to permeate through the flat.Â
She added that the smell lingers even when their doors and windows are closed, but becomes even stronger when they are open.
Fans, incense, masks and air fresheners
As Wang can’t speak English, she told the Chinese daily that she is unable communicate directly with her neighbours.Â
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