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What should have been a typical day at work almost ended in tragedy for one domestic helper.
She had been about to clean the toilet of her Toa Payoh flat on Feb 26 when a slab of concrete fell from the ceiling, narrowly missing her, reported Today.
A photo of the scene after the incident showed a large chunk of concrete smack in the middle of the toilet bowl. The floor was also littered with debris.
The incident was a “close call”, said Alan Fu, whose 90-year-old father and 30-year-old nephew live in the three-room Housing Development Board (HDB) flat together with the domestic helper, who is in her 20s.
Fu, 55, added that the concrete slab was about 50cm in length and weighed an estimated 10kg.
An investigation by HDB the next day (Feb 27) found spalling concrete in the 53-year flat’s toilet and kitchen, a spokesperson told AsiaOne.
Spalling concrete occurs when the steel bars embedded in the ceiling slab corrode, causing the concrete cover to crack and bulge.
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