‘How could an explosion like this happen?’: Worker recounts near miss in Audi service centre blast


Eyewitness Pan Wei Min said he was almost knocked off his feet by the explosion at the Audi Service Centre, on March 7, 2023. - ST

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): The explosion at the Audi service centre at 55 Ubi Road 1 on Tuesday (March 7) was felt by those working in nearby buildings, and sent some running for cover.

Pan Wei Min, who was on his way to work at a hardware store in the nearby Oxley BizHub 2 building, said he was about 4m away from the site when the shockwave almost knocked him off his feet.

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