Indonesia Stock Exchange reopens after collapse
January 15, 2018
The Indonesia Stock Exchange has reopened in Jakarta, after a mezzanine floor collapsed into the building's lobby, leaving at least 75 people injured on Monday.
"The number of injured ... from the floor collapse at the Indonesia Stock Exchange is 75," national police spokesman Setyo Wasisto said.
Tito Sulistio, director of the stock exchange, told Indonesia's MetroTV he could "definitely confirm there are no deaths."
Wasisto said most of the injured were college students from Palembang in Sumatra who were visiting the stock exchange as part of a study tour.
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The incident happened around 12 p.m. local time (0500 GMT) when workers were on a lunch break.
The Indonesia Stock Exchange posted on Twitter that Monday trading "would be normal with no changes to the trading schedule," adding that more information would be provided later.
Rescue teams 'still working'
At least two dozen people were admitted to Jakarta's Siloam Hospital, a hospital spokeswoman said.
"Our search and rescue teams, the police, doctors, the firefighters are all still working," Wasisto said. "They are cleaning the debris and also searching for other possible injuries," he added.
Jakarta police spokesman Argo Yuwono said those hurt mostly sustained injuries to their legs and arms.
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Footage aired by TV stations showed injured people lying on the ground and being carried outside the building.
MetroTV reported that 15 ambulances were deployed to take victims to hospitals.
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Dozens of police officials were cordoned off the two-tower, multi-storey complex as people ran away from the area, while others were seen sitting on steps outside the lobby.
Police told reporters they had ruled out the possibility that the collapse was caused by a bomb.
There was no immediate explanation for the collapse.
law/ng (AP, dpa, Reuters)