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Indonesian Stock Exchange Balcony Collapses, Injuring Scores | Indonesian Stock Exchange Balcony Collapses, Injuring Scores |
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JAKARTA, Indonesia — A balcony collapsed inside the Indonesia Stock Exchange building complex in Jakarta on Monday, injuring more than 70 people, according to the police. | JAKARTA, Indonesia — A balcony collapsed inside the Indonesia Stock Exchange building complex in Jakarta on Monday, injuring more than 70 people, according to the police. |
A large number of Indonesian university students were said to be on the balcony when it suddenly collapsed beneath them just minutes after noon, officials said. | A large number of Indonesian university students were said to be on the balcony when it suddenly collapsed beneath them just minutes after noon, officials said. |
Many of the injured appeared to have suffered fractures, according to police and hospital officials. | Many of the injured appeared to have suffered fractures, according to police and hospital officials. |
People could be seen lying on the ground after the collapse, which occurred near a Starbucks coffee shop. The building complex is in a business district near the city center, and international businesses and agencies, including the World Bank, have offices in the building where the stock exchange is. | |
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. |
Maj. Gen. Setyo Wasisto, a police spokesman, ruled out the possibility of terrorism. “I am sure that this was not caused by a bomb,” he said. | Maj. Gen. Setyo Wasisto, a police spokesman, ruled out the possibility of terrorism. “I am sure that this was not caused by a bomb,” he said. |
General Wasisto said late Monday night that of the 73 people hospitalized for injuries, 11 had been released. | |
Jakarta has been hit by multiple terrorist attacks in recent years. 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. | |
Farida Riady, a spokeswoman for the Indonesia Stock Exchange building’s management, apologized for the accident. | 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.” | “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.” |