Hougang porridge stall closes after rats seen scampering about
A stall in a coffee shop has closed its doors after some uninvited guests found their way in.
In a video circulating online last week, several rats were seen scurrying inside the porridge stall at Block 23, Hougang Ave 3.
In the video, at least five rodents can be seen searching for food in the shop before stopping to nibble on what appears to be a large slab of meat.
A voice can be heard saying: «It's (the rats) eating the meat!»
According to Lianhe Zaobao reporters who visited the location on Nov 23, the stall was undergoing renovation. The stall's tiles were being replaced, and the signboard was taken down.
A man, who declined to be named, claimed that he was the «new owner» of the stall, adding that the stall had already been fined in the past.
Noting that it is not unusual for rats to be spotted at food stalls, he said: «I've seen the video, I think the reactions are quite exaggerated.
»The coffee shop regularly engages pest control, so I'm not worried that this will adversely affect business."