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By APD writer Maverick
JAKARTA, Jan. 15 (APD) – Tens of people were injured in the collapse of floor structure in Indonesia’s stock exchange building on Monday with police brushed aside possibility of bomb attack that led to the collapse.
The collapse event took place at 12.10 p.m. Western Indonesian Time (WIB) shortly after the conclusion of morning trading session, prompting panic among workers inside the promises who were in their lunch break at that time.
“We can assure you that the event was not caused by bomb,” Indonesian Police Spokesperson Setyo Wasisto said during his inspection in the accident scene in the building’s tower 2.
The building saw a bomb attack in September 2000 that claimed 10 lives and injured 15 others. The bomb was detonated in the parking section of the building.
According to Setyo, the collapsed structure was the bridge used by people to walk across from one point in one side to another point in the other side.
“Most of the injured ones sustaining wounds in their bodies while some others sustaining broken arms and legs,” the police said, adding that the accident had injured at least 30 ones.
According to Setyo those injured ones have all been evacuated to nearest hospitals. He added that so far no one was killed in the accident.
Police put cordons around the scene for further investigation. They also closed the traffic around the building located in Jakarta’s bustling business district so as to secure the access for ambulances to transport the injured ones to the hospitals.
After decided to delay the trading activities in one hour, the stock exchange administration finally called it off and resumed the activities that began a few hours after the accident.
The stock trading after the collapse was opened lower at an index of 6,369.722 from the level before the collapse at 6,372.78.
(ASIA PACIFIC DAILY)
