At least 73 people have been injured by the collapse of a mezzanine walkway at the Jakarta stock exchange building. The incident happened at 12.10pm local time, triggering a rush to evacuate the building and treat the injured.
The number of those hurt is expected to increase as more information comes to light.
A police spokesperson said that investigators had ruled out a bomb as the cause of the collapse, and added that most of the injured were college students from a private university in Palembang, Sumatra.
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Medical teams arrived at the site to treat the injured
One of the students told local broadcaster MetroTV that she felt a tremor before the floor gave way, and that some of her friends had suffered head wounds and broken bones. Other witnesses reported a "loud banging", leading to a rush to leave the building.
There are understood to have been no fatalities, and the exchange has offered to pay the students’ medical costs.
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The mezzanine walkway ran along one side of the building’s atrium
Jakarta’s stock exchange is housed in a building was constructed in the late 1990s as two towers. The collapse took place in Tower II. The exchange remained open during the incident.
Top image: Images circulating on social media show the extent of the collapse
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