Indonesia’s stock exchange evacuated after floor collapses

Indonesia’s stock exchange evacuated after floor collapses

Indonesia’s stock exchange evacuated people from the vicinity Monday after a floor collapsed during the midday trading break.

The floor collapsed into the ground level of the bourse’s Tower 2, spokesman Rheza Andhika said by phone, adding that it wasn’t an explosion.

An injured man is carried out of the Jakarta Stock Exchange tower after a floor collapse in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, Jan. 15, 2018. A mezzanine floor inside the tower collapsed on Monday, injuring dozens of people and forcing a chaotic evacuation. (AP Photo)
An injured man is carried out of the Jakarta Stock Exchange tower after a floor collapse in Jakarta, Indonesia, Monday, Jan. 15, 2018. A mezzanine floor inside the tower collapsed on Monday, injuring dozens of people and forcing a chaotic evacuation. (AP Photo)

Footage aired on local television MetroTV showed several people lying on the ground at the entrance of the building.

The situation remains unclear, with employees still being accounted for, said Friderica Widyasari Dewi, president director at Indonesia Central Securities Depository, which is based at the stock exchange’s building.

The stock exchange building also houses the World Bank’s local office, according to the bourse’s website.

 

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