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Title : Two victims from Singapore Flyer incident discharged from SGH
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Date : 26 December 2008 1703 hrs (SST)
URL : http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/398608/1/.html

SINGAPORE: Two victims who were sent to the Singapore General Hospital (SGH) following the stoppage of the Singapore Flyer on Tuesday have been discharged.

A hospital spokesman confirmed with Channel NewsAsia that they left SGH on Wednesday morning.

A 59-year-old woman who had complained of dizziness and a ten-year-old boy who had vomited were sent to the hospital after rescue operations on Tuesday night.

173 people were trapped in the Singapore Flyer after it stopped functioning at around 4.50pm due to a fire that had broken out in the motor operations room.


- CNA/so



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