Man arrested for throwing items down Bukit Batok block

SCDF rescuers can also be seen outside a high-floor unit.

Asked how he felt, A said: “I felt angry because it was dangerous to the residents.”

He also praised the emergency responders for their handling of the incident.

“Good job to our officers,” he said.

In response to Stomp’s queries, the police said they received calls for assistance at the block at about 11am.

“Upon the police’s arrival, it was observed that items had been thrown from a high floor of the block,” a police spokesperson said.

“It was later established that a 47-year-old man had locked himself inside his own residential unit and refused to open the door.”

As it was assessed that the man posed a danger to himself, officers from the Special Operations Command and Crisis Negotiation Unit, as well as the SCDF, were activated.

The SCDF told Stomp it deployed two safety life air packs, while rescuers from its Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team (DART) rappelled from the unit above as a precautionary measure.

At about 5.05pm, police officers managed to gain entry into the unit.

The man was subsequently arrested for the offence of rash act.

No injuries were reported and police investigations are ongoing.

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