In case you didn’t know, cinemas nowadays have such strict social-distancing rules that every hall looks like Gold Class seats:
Which is unfortunate, but in this case, it might have saved some lives.
Ventilation System Collapsed in NEX Cinema Showing Tenet, Injuring Some People
Viral images of what looks to be an air-duct on the seats of a cinema hall in NEX have been making the rounds.
It appears that even with the incident, the movie is still playing.
According to MustShareNews, the hall was screening Tenet, and it happened around 5pm today (30 August 2020).
Various images also show SCDF officers attending to an injured lady…
…and one who looks more serious.
According to eyewitnesses who spoke to MustShareNews, the ventilation pipe had crashed through the ceiling, and pieces of the ceiling had hit a moviegoer, too.
NEX has said, “NEX is aware of the situation involving a ceiling collapse in one of the cinema hall at Shaw Theatres within the mall. The authorities have been notified and we are currently working closely with our tenant Shaw Theatres to support ongoing investigations as well as the parties involved.”