SINGAPORE: A power outage at Raffles City plunged shoppers and diners into darkness on Monday (Jan 13) evening.
The mall said in a Facebook post that they were alerted to a “partial power outage” at about 8pm.
AdvertisementAdvertisement“We are working to resume the affected power supply soonest possible. We will continue to post updates here and we apologise for any inconvenience caused,” it added.
In an update at about 9.40pm, the mall said that it would be closing for the day in order to restore the power supply.
"Normal operations will resume tomorrow. We sincerely apologise for any inconvenience caused," it said.
AdvertisementAdvertisementFacebook user Andrea Mei said she was halfway through her dinner when the power outage happened.
“We were being forced to leave due to the blackout, so I demand a compensation on this,” she said in a comment on the Raffles City Facebook page.
Another Facebook user Muthu Suresh Mike, who was in Starbucks, said he did not hear any announcements about the power outage. He said he waited in the dark for 15 minutes before leaving.
Twitter user Alexis Cheong said that the escalators and automated teller machines were not working due to the blackout, although the sound system was still working with Chinese New Year music being piped through.
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