They tried to climb back into the home via the window but failed.
\n\nPhotos from Shin Min Daily News & Mothership
\n\nA 13-year-old boy and his friend ended up trapped on a parapet between the second and third floors of a public housing block in Yishun.
\n\nAccording to Shin Min Daily News, the boy’s home electronic door lock apparently ran out of battery.
\n\nThe duo were stranded after they thought they could try to climb out of the stairwell to enter the flat through a window.
\n\nThe incident at Block 333A Yishun Street 31 occurred on Sep. 28 at about 1pm.
\n\nEmergency responders were called to the scene.
\n\nA ladder was set up, and a Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) officer was seen climbing it to reach a boy in a red top.
\n\nPolice officers were stationed at the foot of the block.
\n\nA 15-year-old boy, apparently the 13-year-old’s older brother, told Shin Min that his family used an electronic door lock, but the battery had run out.
\n\nThe 13-year-old boy and a friend then reportedly climbed out of the stairwell in an attempt to enter the flat through the window.
\n\n“When we were notified about the incident, we rushed…
Original source: https://mothership.sg/
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