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Flooded Newton condo carpark on 4 May was due to faulty valve, not rainfall: PUB

Newton condo carpark flooded due to faulty valve in sprinkler storage tank

UPDATE (5 May, 2.25pm): An earlier version of the article stated that the flood was due to heavy rain. We have since amended the headline to reflect the correct information.

PUB wrote in a Facebook post on Saturday (4 May) that the flooding incident at the condo at 6 Balmoral Crescent in Newton wasn’t due to rainfall. You may read PUB’s statement in full below.

On Saturday (4 May) morning, Singapore saw a bout of torrential rain after weeks of sweltering heat, prompting flood warnings from the National Water Agency (PUB).

Residents at The Twins along Balmoral Crescent faced a similar situation as the condominium’s underground carpark became severely flooded amid the downpour.

Footage circulating online showed vehicles half-submerged in the water that had accumulated in the carpark.

Newton condo carpark flooded after heavy rain

The three-and-a-half-minute video posted on Facebook showed the entire condo carpark submerged in water.

Source: Facebook

It starts with the OP recording the footage as they wade through the carpark. Based on the video, the water level was easily knee-height.

Vehicles at the carpark were half-submerged in the water.

 

Source: Facebook

The OP then walked to one of the vehicles, which had its interior thoroughly soaked.

Source: Facebook

BMWs & Porches reportedly among the affected vehicles

Residents told Lianhe Zaobao that the flood occurred at about 7.30am on Saturday (4 Apr).

Workers later showed up at the condo, alongside Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) officers, and attempted to pump water from the flooded carpark.

Source: Facebook

In addition to the downpour, it’s believed that the flood was caused by a busted drainage pipe.

It affected several luxury vehicles, including BMWs and Porches.

A resident expressed shock at the situation as it was the first time such an incident occurred in the three years he stayed at the condominium.

In response to MS News‘ queries, the SCDF confirmed it responded to a flooding incident at a basement carpark:

On 4 May 2024 at about 7:30am, SCDF received a call for assistance at No. 6 Balmoral Crescent about the flooding of the basement carpark.

SCDF firefighters, together with national water agency PUB and the building’s managing agent, deployed portable pumps to pump the water out from the basement carpark.

There were no reported injuries in this incident.

Flooding caused by broken valve in sprinkler storage tank

In a Facebook post on Saturday (4 May), PUB confirmed that rainfall didn’t cause the flood at the condo carpark.

Source: PUB, Singapore’s National Water Agency on Facebook

Instead, preliminary investigations found that it was due to a “faulty valve in the basement’s sprinkler storage tank” that led to water overflowing.

Moreover, rain wasn’t heavy in the area and drains nearby were not full, as PUB noted in a separate post regarding the downpour that day.

Officials from PUB, SCDF and the building’s managing agent worked together to pump water from the basement carpark.

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Featured image adapted from Facebook.

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