Nerve-racking experience in a Singapore MRT train break down | essay for 9 year olds | Elijah Wee | Singapore
I did the following essay "Nerve-racking experience in a Singapore MRT train breakdown" during my December holidays when I was in Primary Three (9 years old).
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See you again soon,
“Finally, we are headed for
home!” Amos and his sister Jane thought to themselves. They had dutifully
accompanied their mother, Mrs Tan to City Hall to do some shopping. They were
heading home. Their mode of transport was the eastbound MRT train.
When Amos, Jane and Mrs Tan
entered one of the MRT carriages, they located three vacant seats. They
immediately sat down. As the MRT train pulled out of the station and headed for
the other stations, more and more commuters boarded it. Fifteen minutes into
what was a smooth ride, the train screeched to a jerking halt, startling
everyone inside it. Following that, the carriages were plunged into total
darkness. The only light came from the mobile phones. The air was suffocating
inside the carriage, which resulted in many commuters gasping for air. “Calm
down. Everything will be alright,” Mrs Tan assured Amos and Jane, However, fear
engulfed them as they trembled.
In the meantime, several
commuters silently muttered a prayer while a young woman leaned back against
her seat as she experienced nausea. Her heart was gripped with anxiety. Beads
of perspiration dotted a middle-aged man’s forehead. He shifted uncomfortably
and started to twist his fingers in sheer nervousness. A few minutes later, he
took out a handkerchief to wipe his beads of perspiration off from his wrinkly
forehead. Trying to lighten the mood, Mrs Tan told Amos and Jane some jokes.
It felt like eternity before
the arrival of the Singapore Civil Defence officers. They sprang into action
immediately. The doors were pried open forcefully and this was done to provide
ventilation. Commuters were evacuated from the train and brought to the nearest
train station. The next hour saw more Civil Defence teams helping out with the
evacuation of the other commuters in the other carriages. Police officers were
on had too and the began their preliminary investigations after interviewing
some of the commuters.
A few days after the
incident Channel News Asia (CNA) and the Straits Times reported on the cause of
the blackout. It was the result of a damaged power rail between CityHall and
Dhoby Ghaut MRT stations. This caused the service disruption on the North-South
line. Lights had gone off and ventilation was inadequate in some trains.
Service on the North-bound and South-bound trains resumed four hours later on
that day.
It was indeed a
nerve-racking experience for everyone who had experienced the incident,
especially Amos and Jane. It is for this reason that they hardly make use of
the MRT trains these days as a mode of transport.
Have you had a similar experience before, like stuck in a tunnel?
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Elijah Wee, Singapore
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