SINGAPORE: Four people were taken to Singapore General Hospital after a hornet attack near Redhill Market on the afternoon of July 10.<\/p>\n
In response to queries, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) and Tanjong Pagar Town Council said they were alerted to the incident in Redhill Lane at about 1pm that day.<\/p>\n
The town council said the hornets came from a hornets\u2019 nest on a tree on the footpath between Block 78 Redhill Lane and a Shell petrol station.<\/p>\n
It said its officers responded immediately by cordoning off the affected area and activating its pest control contractor to remove the nest.<\/p>\n
The town council added that the nest was safely removed and the area has been made safe for public use.<\/p>\n
An eyewitness, who gave his name only as Chen, told Chinese-language newspaper Shin Min Daily News that he was having coffee at the market when he heard someone shout that there were hornets in a tree and that an elderly man had been chased and attacked.<\/p>\n
Another eyewitness, Mei Zhen, told Shin Min that she found a woman in her 70s anxiously fiddling with her hair at the sink in a nearby toilet.<\/p>\n
The woman\u2019s ears were red, swollen and bleeding, Zhen said, adding that the victim complained of headaches and dizziness.<\/p>\n
Zhen said: \u201cThere must have been more than 10 hornets circling her head. Some even crawled out of her hair, while others flew to the ground and the toilet door.\u201d<\/p>\n
According to the National University Hospital\u2019s website, hornets can inflict multiple stings, injecting a larger amount of venom per sting compared with bees or smaller wasps.<\/p>\n
The venom of these Hymenoptera insects contains histamine, a chemical that triggers an allergic response, and melittin, which causes pain. Proteins such as phospholipase and hyaluronidase, which can be toxic to human cells, are also part of the venom.<\/p>\n
In severe cases, symptoms may include low blood pressure, insufficient blood flow to vital organs, or airway swelling, which causes suffocation.<\/p>\n
Tanjong Pagar Town Council advises residents to remain calm and move away from the area immediately if they encounter a hornets\u2019 nest or aggressive hornets.<\/p>\n
They should seek shelter inside a nearby building and avoid attempting to disturb or remove the nest, added the town council.<\/p>\n
Anyone who has been stung should leave the area immediately and call 995 for an ambulance if they experience severe reactions or require urgent medical assistance.<\/p>\n
The Straits Times has contacted the National Parks Board for more information.<\/p>\n
In 2024, a hornet attack in Sungei Buloh led to five people being taken to hospital.<\/p>\n
In a separate incident that year, a man died after he was attacked by hornets while cycling along Sembawang Park Connector. – The Straits Times\/ANN<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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