{"id":20971,"date":"2025-12-18T08:16:37","date_gmt":"2025-12-18T00:16:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=20971"},"modified":"2025-12-18T08:16:37","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T00:16:37","slug":"kids-use-thermocol-sheets-to-mess-up-punggol-playground-bystanders-do-nothing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=20971","title":{"rendered":"Kids use thermocol sheets to mess up Punggol playground, bystanders do nothing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<h2>Kids scatter thermocol debris at Punggol playground, cleaners left to clear mess<\/h2>\n<p>A group of children tore up thermocol sheets and scattered them across a playground near Block 602A, Punggol Central (Punggol Vista) on Tuesday (9 Dec).<\/p>\n<p>The kids left a sprawling mess that cleaners had to clear.<\/p>\n<p>A resident\u00a0<span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">nearby contacted\u00a0<em>MS News<\/em> and said the incident\u00a0<\/span>occurred at around 6pm.<\/p>\n<p>He saw several children ripping apart thermocol and flinging the fragments across the playground and its surrounding areas.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_683319\" style=\"width: 295px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-683319\" class=\"size-full wp-image-683319 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/9-dec-thermocol-punggol-gif-2.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"285\" height=\"512\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 285px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 285\/512;\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-683319\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Video courtesy of MS News reader<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>According to the resident, both the mess and the flying debris made nearby households worry.<\/p>\n<h3>Resident says flying thermocol debris was \u2018dirtying the air\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>Speaking to <em>MS News<\/em>, the resident said he felt uneasy after returning home from work and noticing the mess.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know how these kids got that material,\u201d the resident said. \u201cI was worried as the thermocol sheets were flying and it felt like it was dirting the air.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said the children appeared to be from \u201cnearby blocks\u201d, describing them as mostly primary school and kindergarten-aged.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_683314\" style=\"width: 295px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-683314\" class=\"size-full wp-image-683314 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/9-dec-thermocol-punggol-gif-1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"285\" height=\"512\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 285px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 285\/512;\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-683314\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Video courtesy of MS News reader<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The resident expressed concern that passers-by did not step in to stop the children.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was disappointed because people passed by the kids, but no one questioned or stopped them,\u201d he shared. \u201cSo the kids all kept dirtying the playing area.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t<iframe id=\"answers-client-69434571c0257\" class=\"answers-client\" src=\"\" height=\"500\" loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>According to him, the mess did not remain confined to the playground.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe thermocol sheet dirt was flying all the way to residents\u2019 windows,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s very dangerous for the kids and neighbours also. I feel like the people nearby were unbothered, I don\u2019t know why.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Cleaners arrive about an hour later to clear the mess<\/h3>\n<p>The resident said he first noticed the situation after returning home from work.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI came home from the office and opened the window. And this was happening,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Roughly an hour later, he saw cleaners arriving to clear the playground.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_683320\" style=\"width: 295px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-683320\" class=\"size-full wp-image-683320 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/9-dec-thermocol-punggol-gif-3.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"285\" height=\"512\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 285px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 285\/512;\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-683320\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Video courtesy of MS News reader<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI stopped watching the scene because I was so disappointed,\u201d he told <em>MS News<\/em>. \u201cAfter an hour, I opened the window and saw that workers were cleaning the mess.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He expressed sympathy for the cleaners, who were clearing the debris at around 7.15pm.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am sad for the workers. They seem tired as it is late in the evening.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>MS News<\/em> has reached out to the Punggol Town Council for comment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also read: <a href=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/jagathishwaran-playground-pritam-singh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PAP candidate calls out WP for cordoned-off playground in Eunos, Pritam Singh responds in comments<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"BRzFAGEpN7\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/jagathishwaran-playground-pritam-singh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PAP candidate calls out WP for cordoned-off playground in Eunos, Pritam Singh responds in comments<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cPAP candidate calls out WP for cordoned-off playground in Eunos, Pritam Singh responds in comments\u201d \u2014 MS News - Independent News For Singaporeans\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/jagathishwaran-playground-pritam-singh\/embed\/#?secret=2WNFGLxJhG#?secret=BRzFAGEpN7\" data-secret=\"BRzFAGEpN7\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0Have news you must share? 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