Woman & Baby Stuck In HomeTeamNS Bedok Reservoir Nursing Room By Dislodged Lock

Being trapped in an enclosed space like a toilet, whether at home or in public, would usually leave one feeling helpless and scared.

What would make it worse is being stuck with a baby, as you’d have to take care of it while worrying about both your fates.

That’s what happened to a woman who was stuck in a nursing room at the recently opened HomeTeamNS Bedok Reservoir.

Their ordeal lasted almost three hours.

Family went to clubhouse to dapao dinner

The incident took place on Monday (13 Mar), when a couple named only as Mr and Mrs Low took their baby to the clubhouse, reported The Straits Times (ST).

The family had gone there to dapao some dinner when Mrs Low, 30, had to nurse the baby.

She went into a nursing room on the second floor of the building to do this at about 7.30pm.

Nursing room door stuck, master key with external vendor

After a few minutes, Mr Low, 32, who was waiting outside, wanted to pass his wife something but they found out that the door couldn’t open, he told Shin Min Daily News.

The IT professional sought help from the staff, but a management office representative told them the door had just been repaired.

Thus, the master key was with an external vendor.

They called the vendor over and they took almost an hour to arrive.

Master key doesn’t work, other methods also fail

When they tried the master key, it didn’t work.

At this point, Mr Low thought of calling the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF), but the vendor suggested other methods like sawing the lock.

They tried using a metal saw, then a metal ruler, but both weren’t effective.

Dismantling the door was also out of the question, as that had to be done from the inside.

Fearing for the safety of his wife and child, Mr Low eventually decided to call SCDF at about 9.40pm

SCDF frees woman & child stuck in nursing room in 15 mins

SCDF came within about five minutes.

Using their tools, they managed to open the door in about 15 minutes, freeing Mrs Low and the baby.

Mr Low said it was fortunate that he was outside or nobody w...