Three people were injured when the roof of a recently opened shopping mall in Singapore's Jurong East collapsed late on Wednesday evening.

The collapse occurred at the JEM Mall at around 10pm and was reportedly caused by a burst pipe.

Witnesses in the mall at the time said that water suddenly started gushing from the ceiling shortly before the collapse.

Three women suffered minor injuries when a 50m section of the false ceiling collapsed nearby the BreadTalk and Robinsons stores. — Reuters