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10 Facts You Need To Know About The Burst Pipe In Bukit Batok West Last Night

Venkataraman Gunasellan

2017-09-27 , 10:14 am

I was making my morning commute to work, as usual, scrolling through social media when I got the shock of my life.

There was a huge sinkhole in Singapore last night?!

Oh, it’s a burst pipe but I get why people are calling it a sinkhole.

My first thought—confirm Yishun. #SorryNotSorry

Can you blame me? Except, this time, you can.

Sorry Yishunites, Bukit Batok stole your thunder because this happened right here in the west. And it’s super near our office.

Here are 10 facts on what went down at Bukit Batok last night.

1. What happened

There was a pipe burst at Bukit Batok, and according to resident Eileen Tey, she told Channel NewsAsia that she saw the foundation on her way home around 10 pm.

She also mentioned that it was at knee level before it shot up to three to four storeys high.

2. Here is the footage of the incident

WAH, it looked like Blastoise used hydro pump!

3. Which part of Bukit Batok

To be accurate, as reported by Channel New Asia, it happened in Bukit Batok West at the junction of Bukit Batok West Avenue 6 and Bukit Batok West Avenue 8.

4. What caused the pipe to burst

For those who think it’s commando rats, think again.

Bukit Batok MP Murali Pillai said that according to an SCDF officer, the pipe was damaged after a collision between a motor vehicle and a surface pipe.

5. PUB notified the public about the disruption and was trying to get road operations back to normal

If you can’t read it:

Notice: PUB received reports of a pipe leak at the junction of Bukit Batok West Avenue 6 and Bukit Batok West Avenue 8 since 2153hrs. Our officers and contractors are attending to the incident. Motorists are advised to take alternate routes.

6. And as usual, there will always be that funny guy in the room

Wonder what Thai milk tea actually means?*pukes*

Now, this is a good one.

See what I mean about stealing your thunder, Yishun? At least you still have your president.

7. PUB saved the day

The fountain started to slowly weaken around 12:30 am. They isolated the pipe leak at 1:05 am, and they have started to repair it.

PUB announced that they’ve isolated the pipe leak since 1.50 am the next day.

They are repairing the pipe and the leftmost lane along Bukit Batok West Ave 6 will be cordoned off for repair.

8. Current update

We sent one of our guys down to the site where the incident happened, in the name of accurate journalism.

Okay, he just wanted to feel cool but anyways.

Road operations are back to semi-normal and there was an LTA bike at the scene with orange cones cordoning off the leftmost lane of Bukit Batok West Ave 6.

Repair works are still on-going as of 9.30 am this morning.

9. What happened to the motorcyclist

As of now, there are no news or updates about him, though we hope he is safe.

10. Thoughts

From weird burning smells in the Northeast to this, Singapore is really expecting the unexpected.

But you got to give it to PUB. Yesterday night pipe burst so jialat until people say sinkhole, today everything seems back to normal.

Maybe LTA can learn a bit from you guys eh #JokingOnlyRelaxLah

Thank you PUB and SCDF!

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This article was first published on goodyfeed.com