PUBLISHED ONNovember 08, 2016 12:04 AM
RESIDENTS at a Housing Board block in Macpherson had to take the stairs and walk along unlit corridors as the block was partially without power for four consecutive days.
From last Thursday, residents at Block 37, Circuit Road, had to deal with power outages, Lianhe Wanbao reported yesterday. Initially, only the lifts were affected but the problem spread to the lights in the corridors.
A contributor to citizen journalism website Stomp, who identified herself as CK, said she had no electricity in her flat on Saturday for about two hours.
Resident Jiang Yuzhu, 72, told Wanbao that all six lifts stopped working last Thursday.
Since then, the lifts have worked only sporadically, with three lifts restored currently.
Other residents said repairmen were dispatched to fix the lifts when another problem cropped up - the corridor lights went off.
Said resident Zhou Longzhu, 60: "Both yesterday and the day before, our corridor lights would turn on only after 9 plus at night.
"When I came back at 8pm, I had to find my way home in the dark."
He added that it was the first blackout he had encountered at the block.
"I hope the authorities can quickly help us solve this issue, so our lives can go back to normal," he said.
A Marine Parade Town Council spokesman told Wanbao that Block 37 at Circuit Road had experienced a loss of power.
It received feedback from residents last Thursday that the lifts had stopped working.
Said the spokesman: "Our workers went down to investigate on that day and restored the power."
He added that the town council was working with the authorities to investigate the cause of the power outage, and apologised for the inconvenience caused to the residents.
Residents seeking help in a power outage can call the HDB Essential Maintenance Service Unit (EMSU) on 1800-275-5555.
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