Singapore's River Valley Road fire: ‘The children wanted to jump,’ says construction worker who helped save them


Members of the public used metal scaffolding and a ladder to rescue those trapped on the third storey ledge. - Photos: BAE BAY/Facebook, ONG WEE JIN

SINGAPORE: Construction worker Shakil Mohammad was at work at River Valley Road on Tuesday (April 8) when he heard screams next door.

Seeing a shophouse on fire and children standing on the ledge on the third floor, he rushed to help them.

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