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SMRT staff members came to the aid of several customers trapped inside a Choa Chu Kang MRT station bakery, cordoning off the area and using tools in an attempt to pry the door open.<\/p>\n
The incident occurred on Nov 27 and was captured at 9.25\u202fpm by TikToker @brandondon who was passing by. In a 10-second clip, several bystanders were seen observing the scene, while three individuals trapped inside Bakery Cuisine waited to be freed.<\/p>\n
Captioned “I would die if I went in for a waffle and had to stay there for hours,” the clip, posted on Nov 28, had garnered over 50,100 views, 1,350 reactions, and 24 comments at press time.<\/p>\n
It is unclear why the bakery door could not be opened or how long the customers were inside the bakery, and how long the rescue effort took.<\/p>\n
brandondon told Stomp that a crowd had gathered at the scene, and he assumed that the customers had been there for “a few hours”.<\/p>\n
“Imagine buying a waffle and got stuck for 5 hrs [sic],” one user quipped, while another question, “How did the door get stuck?”<\/p>\n
Alluding to a bystander at the cordoned-off area who seemed to be intently watching the SMRT staff at work, a commenter said in jest: “Uncle with the yellow plastic bag, the supervisor.”<\/p>\n
“If you need to access the toilet, that’s even worse,” another user remarked.<\/p>\n
Some made light of the situation, with one commenting: “Can have a bread buffet while waiting”.<\/p>\n
Another said: “They can pass time while learning how to make bread.”<\/p>\n
Stomp has reached out to Bakery Cuisine for comment.<\/p>\n
SMRT had not responded to queries at press time.<\/p>\n