SINGAPORE, Oct. 4 -- A 42-year-old man was apprehended after he was rescued from the aircon ledge of a flat in Bukit Panjang this morning.

The police and Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) told AsiaOne they received a call for assistance at Block 635B Senja Road, where a man was spotted standing on the air-con ledge of an eighth-floor unit.

Two photographs seen by AsiaOne show at least one fire engine, a rescue tender and at least three police cars parked along a driveway near the block.

SCDF deployed a safety life air pack as a precautionary measure when they arrived at the scene.

As the man was assessed to possibly pose a danger to himself, the police activated officers from their Crisis Negotiation Unit, while SCDF deployed its D...