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Dozens reported injured as floor collapses in Indonesia Stock Exchange (PHOTO, VIDEO) | |
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The floor of the Jakarta stock exchange building in central Jakarta collapsed on Monday afternoon. The incident may have left multiple people injured. | |
Pictures circulating on social media show people, purportedly injured in the incident, lying on the floor. Other photos show debris inside of the Jakarta stock exchange building. | Pictures circulating on social media show people, purportedly injured in the incident, lying on the floor. Other photos show debris inside of the Jakarta stock exchange building. |
It is not yet clear what structure of the complex collapsed. Metro TV reports that it could have been a balcony roof, while an ABC correspondent says the ceiling of the lobby apparently fell onto a crowded reception area. People “heard loud thud and building shook,” the correspondent reported from the scene. | |
Dozens were injured when the second floor of the stock exchange building collapsed, according to Reuters, citing a witness. | Dozens were injured when the second floor of the stock exchange building collapsed, according to Reuters, citing a witness. |
"The second floor of the building has collapsed," said Vindy, a personal assistant to the exchange's President Director Tito Sulistio, who was in the building at the time. | "The second floor of the building has collapsed," said Vindy, a personal assistant to the exchange's President Director Tito Sulistio, who was in the building at the time. |
Police say the incident was not caused by a bomb. In May of last year, suicide bombings at a bus station left two people dead. Four civilians and four attackers were killed in multiple suicide bombings claimed by Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) in central Jakarta in January 2016. |