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Roof of building at Buddhist monastery in Sin Ming partially collapses; one injured
The Straits Times
|November 28, 2025
Two buildings at Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery in the Sin Ming area have been closed off from public access after sections of the roof tiles and the supporting roof frame of one of the structures fell off on Nov 26.
The damaged building at Kong Meng San Phor Kark See Monastery on Nov 27. The incident took place the night before, with the space unoccupied at the time and no activities taking place near the area, said a spokesperson. ST PHOTOS: LIM YAOHUI
The incident happened at about 8pm at the Venerable Hong Choon Memorial Hall in the central part of the compound, the monastery said in a media reply.
The space was unoccupied at the time of the incident and no activities were taking place near the area, a spokesperson added.
The Singapore Civil Defence Force, which was alerted at about 8.25pm, assessed one person for minor injuries, who declined to be taken to the hospital.
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