Flames shooting out, glass shards everywhere: Worker recounts near miss in Ubi explosion

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Flames shooting out, glass shards everywhere: Worker recounts near miss in Ubi explosion
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SINGAPORE – The explosion at the Audi service centre at 55 Ubi Road 1 on Tuesday was felt by those working in nearby buildings, and sent some running for cover. Mr 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...

Eyewitness Pan Wei Min said he was almost knocked off his feet by the explosion at the Audi Service Centre, on March 7, 2023.was felt by those working in nearby buildings, and sent some running for cover.

“The blast wasn’t too loud, but I felt a ringing in my ears afterwards. Some debris flew to the adjacent building,” the Chinese national said in Mandarin. SCDF officers inspecting the site where the explosion had occurred at the Audi service centre in Ubi on March 7, 2023. PHOTO: The Straits Times An employee of Cafe Limonci at Oxley BizHub was opening the eatery for business when she heard the blast.“When I stepped outside to take a look, I saw glass shards scattered everywhere,” said the employee, who declined to be named.[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jk_QV5EnS6k[/embed]

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