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  "id": 11166702,
  "title": "Maintenance firm fined after elderly woman fell down faulty Hougang escalator, fracturing spine",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/maintenance-firm-fined-after-elderly-woman-fell-down-faulty-hougang",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T10:04:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CNA - Singapore",
    "slug": "cna-singapore",
    "url": "https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/9g-fined-elderly-fall-hougang-escalator-6423946"
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  "summary": "The escalator had been serviced improperly, and one of its handrails was not moving along with its steps at the time of the incident.",
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        "published": "2026-10-01T10:04:33.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Mothership",
        "title": "Hougang man allegedly told woman who had overstayed in S'pore for 3 years to hide in closet as ICA officers arrive",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/hougang-man-allegedly-told-woman-who-had-overstayed-in-spore-for-3",
        "published": "2026-10-01T11:44:52.000Z"
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