He was taken to the National University Hospital for further examination and treatment.
The boy was trapped as his rubber shoe was stuck between escalator steps at Jurong Point. The SCDF used rescue equipment to free him.
A netizen who claimed to have witnessed the incident, which happened at around 7.50pm, posted about it on social media platform Reddit, and said that the boy was stuck for around 40 minutes. Photos shared by the netizen showed several firefighters and paramedics at the scene, while passers-by looked on.
The boy had suffered a foot injury after a rubber shoe that he was wearing got trapped between the escalator steps, a spokesman for Link Asset Management, which manages Jurong Point, told ST. “We are working closely with the Building and Construction Authority and Otis Elevator Company to conduct investigations on the incident.”
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