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A decorative panel fell from the top of Block 10B in Bendemeer Road and landed near this playground on June 23. The Build-To-Order block was completed in 2016.
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Derek Wong
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Less than a year after moving into her new three-room HDB flat at Bendemeer Light, a decorative panel fell from the 40th storey of Block 10B, where housewife Betty Tan lives.
It was not what the 68-year-old expected, as she had moved into her new Build-To-Order flat just last September.
