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Holding on to what looked like a wire, he inched along the ledge and reached an area that was relatively spacious. But he could not get back to the ground as it was too high to jump down.

Mr Koh decided to slide down a sloping shophouse roof that was near the ledge and jumped on some rubbish bags before making it out to safety.

“I was the last one to get out. Both my friends were not hurt. I suffered some cuts, but it was nothing compared to those who fainted or even got stepped on. I can’t imagine what would have happened if we had continued staying there. We could have died,” he said.