Man found dead under huge metal racks at Pandan Loop warehouse

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A man in his 60s was found dead in a storage room trapped under huge metal racks at a warehouse in Pandan Loop yesterday morning.

The Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) said it was alerted to the incident at 230A Pandan Loop at around 9.49am.

When officers arrived at the site, the man was found completely pinned under two large metal racks, one on top of the other.

An SCDF paramedic assessed the man, found that he had no pulse and pronounced him dead.

The massive metal racks under which he had been pinned measured about 4m in height and 1.5m in length and breadth. Each rack contained about 70 crates of fruits.

To extricate the body, SCDF rescuers had to remove the fruit crates manually before lifting the metal racks with the help of two forklifts.

The rescue operation had to be cautiously carried out as any sudden movement of the toppled racks would have caused the adjacent metal racks to topple over as well.

The police are investigating the unnatural death.