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2015 - Singapore - Foreign Worker Saves Stuck Toddler @ Blk 371, Jurong East St. 32 - 24/4/15
- Published_at:2015-04-24
- Category:News & Politics
- Channel:Blue Global
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- description: (Straits Times, SINGAPORE, 24 Apr 2015) - Two foreign workers received the SCDF Public Spiritedness Awards on Friday for rescuing a toddler whose head was stuck between the rails of an external clothes-drying rack outside the service yard. At the award ceremony, Deputy Commander 4th SCDF Division LTC Michael Chua said he wanted to say a big thank you to Mr Subramanian Shanmuganathan and his co-worker Ponnan Muthukumar. MP for Jurong GRC Ang Wei Neng was also present to hand out the awards and tokens of appreciation. Mr Shanmuganathan has been hailed as a hero after he climbed to the second floor of Housing Board Block 371 Jurong East Street 32 to save the three-year-old girl. Mr Muthukumar climbed up afterwards to help him. The men were repairing the roads nearby when the incident happened on Thursday afternoon. A video showing him saving the toddler has been circulating online, with Mr Shanmuganathan being called a hero for his quick response. The above news article is reproduced from the Straits Times online website @ http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/more-singapore-stories/story/two-foreign-workers-receive-scdf-public-spiritedness-awa ________________________________________ (Straits Times, SINGAPORE, 24 Apr 2015) - The foreign worker whose heroic act saved a three-year-old girl's life has been identified as 'Shammugun'. Reader Jona Pang told The Straits Times that she managed to chat and take pictures with the worker, whom she said "deserves more recognition for what he did for saving a life". Shammugun has been hailed as a hero after he climbed to the second floor of Housing Board Block 371 Jurong East Street 32 to save a toddler whose head was stuck between the rails of an external clothes-drying rack outside the service yard. The worker, who was repairing the roads nearby when the incident happened on Thursday afternoon, climbed onto the ledge and carried the crying toddler up. His colleague climbed up afterwards to help him. A video showing him saving her has been circulating online, with Shammugun being called a hero for his quick response. A spokesman for the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said they received a call alerting them of the incident at 1.10pm. The girl had been freed by the time the firefighters arrived at the scene five minutes later. A ladder was used to bring the workers and the girl back down safely. The two foreign workers, who are not formally identified, will be receiving the SCDF Public Spiritedness Award later today, the SCDF spokesman said. The above news article is reproduced from the Straits Times online website @ http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/more-singapore-stories/story/foreign-worker-who-saved-toddler-jurong-east-hero-identi ________________________________________
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