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Indonesian Stock Exchange Balcony Collapses Indonesian Stock Exchange Balcony Collapses, Injuring Dozens
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JAKARTA — A balcony collapsed on Monday inside the Indonesia Stock Exchange building complex in the capital, Jakarta, sending people fleeing in panic and officials scrambling to determine the extent of the casualties. JAKARTA, Indonesia — A balcony collapsed on Monday inside the Indonesia Stock Exchange building complex in the capital, Jakarta, sending people fleeing in panic and leaving dozens injured.
A large number of visiting Indonesian university students were reportedly on the balcony, just above the lobby of the complex’s Tower Two, when it suddenly collapsed beneath them just minutes after noon, according to local television reports. The building also houses numerous international businesses and agencies, including the World Bank. A large number of visiting Indonesian university students were said to be on the balcony, just above the lobby of the complex’s Tower Two, when it suddenly collapsed beneath them just minutes after noon, officials said. The building also houses international businesses and agencies, including the World Bank.
A number of people could be seen lying on the ground after the collapse, which occurred near a Starbucks coffee shop in the Tower Two lobby. The building complex is in a prominent business district near the city center. Seventeen people were transported to Mintoharjo Navy Hospital, including several with fractures, said Maj. Gen. Setyo Wasisto, a police spokesman. Triana Tambunan, a spokeswoman at Siloam Hospital, near the accident site, said 30 people were admitted there for treatment, including three with serious fractures.
The authorities had yet to determined the number of injured and had not confirmed any deaths, although one local news report said that more than 100 people were hurt in the collapse. Officials said they did not yet know how many people were injured over all or whether there were any fatalities.
People could be seen lying on the ground after the collapse, which occurred near a Starbucks coffee shop in the Tower Two lobby. The building complex is in a prominent business district near the city center.
Farida Riady, a spokeswoman for the Indonesia Stock Exchange building’s management, apologized for the accident.
“Suddenly the mezzanine floor collapsed,” she said at a news conference on Monday. “We have not been able to provide any detailed information right now about why this happened, or the number of those injured.”
Officials ordered the immediate evacuation of the complex as rescue workers descended on the accident site and began looking into the cause of the collapse.Officials ordered the immediate evacuation of the complex as rescue workers descended on the accident site and began looking into the cause of the collapse.
Mr. Setyo, the police spokesman, ruled out the possibility of terrorism.
“I am sure that this was not caused by a bomb,” he said.
Jakarta has been hit by multiple terrorist attacks in recent years, including an attack against a police post in central Jakarta in January 2016. The Indonesia Stock Exchange building was also struck in 2000 by two rogue army soldiers who planted a car bomb in the building’s basement, killing 15 people.