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The issue of smoking on HDB floors has been a hot topic in Parliament recently. A family in Tampines, however, is at the limit of their wits dealing with the constant smoke from a different source: their neighbors burn joss paper directly under their window.
This behavior has been going on “for years,” but it only became a serious concern in 2019 when his 69-year-old father retired and began spending more time at his home at 41 Tampines Street, Kasper Wong told AsiaOne today (1 from December).
According to Wong, who also lives with her 61-year-old mother, attempts to involve her neighbors and multiple reports to authorities have done little to improve the situation.
His neighbors, who live in a corner unit in his flat, burn incense papers in a metal container just below his window two or four times a month, sending smoke into his apartment, the 39-year-old complained.
While the burning of the joss papers lasts five to 10 minutes at a time, the ashes in the bin continue to burn and smoke long after that, he said.
“We even pulled the curtains in our living room because we were concerned it might be a fire hazard. But it’s the thick smoke that is the killer.”
