Contract worker C. Arumugam in crutches climbing down the stairs from his unit at 14th floor of Block C, Rifle Range Flats. starpic by GOH GAIK LEE/The Star/12 Dec 2017.
GEORGE TOWN: Many senior citizens and the sickly are among hundreds of residents who have been confined to their homes ever since fire destroyed the three lifts serving their 17-storey high-rise block of flats in Rifle Range here.
Most of them face difficulties obtaining daily essentials such as fresh produce, food and medical attention for the ailing ones.
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