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SINGAPORE \u2013 Firefighters and rescuers from the elite Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team took two hours to free a person\u2019s arm, which was stuck in a kitchen drain pipe in a Housing Board flat in Lakeside on Nov 27.<\/p>\n
In a Facebook post on the same day, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it responded to a call at Block 338A Tah Ching Road at about 1.35pm. <\/p>\n
\u201cUpon SCDF\u2019s arrival, a person was found in a flat with his entire left arm trapped in a drain pipe under the kitchen sink,\u201d it said in the post.<\/p>\n
The rescue operation involved rescuers working in the flat where the person was stuck, as well as in the unit directly below. <\/p>\n
In the flat where the person was stuck, rescuers removed the kitchen sink and the cabinet which houses the drain pipe to create sufficient working space for the rescue, said SCDF. <\/p>\n
Another team of rescuers, working from the flat directly below, cut a segment of the drain pipe to see how the arm was trapped so that they could plan how to free the limb. <\/p>\n
A lubricant was used to free the arm from the drain pipe, said SCDF. <\/p>\n
A medical team from Ng Teng Fong General Hospital was on site to assess and provide medical support to the person, including an intravenous drip.<\/p>\n
SCDF said the person remained conscious throughout the rescue operation, and was taken to National University Hospital. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n