Another War Relic Found But This Time, It Was Removed from Site

2023-10-14 , 7:05 pm

Have you all heard about the war relic that was found near Chapel Road?

It is the second war relic that has been uncovered in Singapore in recent times.

But this time, the war relic was deemed safe enough to be transported away from the site.

This is in contrast to the previous war relic, which had to be detonated on-site since it was deemed too dangerous to remove.

Here is more about the latest war relic that was uncovered on our lands.

New War Relic Uncovered at Chapel Road

Not too long ago, Minster for Manpower Mr Tan See Leng announced on Facebook that a war relic was uncovered near Chapel Road.

His post attached an image of the war relic, which looked like a tubular object akin to a missile.

Here’s the image of the war relic for your reference.

As you can see, the war relic was covered in rust, which is unsurprising given the amount of time it must have spent in the ground.

Based on the looks of it, we guess the war relic was dropped over Singapore back in the day when Singapore was embroiled in World War Two.

While uncovering a war relic is scary, thankfully, this war relic was not dangerous.

After it was discovered, there was quick action to “safely evacuate workers and alert the authorities”.

The Singapore Armed Forces’ Explosive Ordinance Disposal team then swiftly appraised the situation and the war relic.

Their verdict was that the war relic “poses no danger”.

This meant that it could be removed from the site as there was a low risk that it would explode upon being moved.

Thereafter, the Singapore Police Force took over to “carefully remove” the relic.

Don’t you feel secure knowing that our local forces are competent at protecting us from harm?

No residents in the area were harmed by the removal of the war relic.

To applauded our local authorities for their swift action, here are some images of the authorities at work.

While it’s great news that the war relic was not dangerous, we can’t help but wonder how many war relics we’re walking over every day.

Remember the war relic that was detonated just last month?

That bomb was deemed unsafe to move, so the 100kg World War Two aerial bomb was detonated on-site by the Singapore Armed Forces.

It was detonated in two parts, and there were no casualties from the event.