A group of children tore up thermocol sheets and scattered them across a playground near Block 602A, Punggol Central (Punggol Vista) on Tuesday (9 Dec).
The kids left a sprawling mess that cleaners had to clear.
A resident nearby contacted MS News and said the incident occurred at around 6pm.
He saw several children ripping apart thermocol and flinging the fragments across the playground and its surrounding areas.
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According to the resident, both the mess and the flying debris made nearby households worry.
Speaking to MS News, the resident said he felt uneasy after returning home from work and noticing the mess.
“I don’t know how these kids got that material,” the resident said. “I was worried as the thermocol sheets were flying and it felt like it was dirting the air.”
He said the children appeared to be from “nearby blocks”, describing them as mostly primary school and kindergarten-aged.
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The resident expressed concern that passers-by did not step in to stop the children.
“I was disappointed because people passed by the kids, but no one questioned or stopped them,” he shared. “So the kids all kept dirtying the playing area.”
According to him, the mess did not remain confined to the playground.
“The thermocol sheet dirt was flying all the way to residents’ windows,” he said.
“It’s very dangerous for the kids and neighbours also. I feel like the people nearby were unbothered, I don’t know why.”
The resident said he first noticed the situation after returning home from work.
“I came home from the office and opened the window. And this was happening,” he said.
Roughly an hour later, he saw cleaners arriving to clear the playground.
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“I stopped watching the scene because I was so disappointed,” he told MS News. “After an hour, I opened the window and saw that workers were cleaning the mess.”
He expressed sympathy for the cleaners, who were clearing the debris at around 7.15pm.
“I am sad for the workers. They seem tired as it is late in the evening.”
MS News has reached out to the Punggol Town Council for comment.
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