The floor of the Jakarta Stock Exchange has collapsed, injuring at least 28

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January 15, 2018 7:06 AM

There are reports of injuries following the collapse of the floor.

The second floor of the Jakarta Stock Exchange collapsed on Monday afternoon.
More than two dozen people have been taken to the hospital.
There are no confirmed reports of fatalities.
The Indonesia Stock Exchange has reopened.

More than two dozen people were injured after the second floor of a Jakarta Stock Exchange tower collapsed Monday afternoon.

A spokesperson for Jakarta's Siloam Hospital told the Associated Press that 28 injured people had arrived and were being assessed.

However,

According to correspondent Adam Harvey with the Australia Broadcasting Corporation who is on the scene, the ceiling of the building's lobby fell onto the reception area, where a Starbucks is located.

People in the lobby were hit by falling masonry, and pictures posted by Harvey show debris and large pieces of broken metal that have fallen to the floor.

A worker on the 23rd floor told Harvey they felt the building shake after hearing a loud "thud." The building was then evacuated. An employee at the World Bank, which has an office in the same building, told the BBC a mezzanine level had come down.

Local station MetroTV showed footage of people running out of the building and some people lying on the ground near the entrance.

A police spokesperson told MetroTV, "we are still investigating the cause, but for now our priorities are the casualties."

It is not clear at this stage if there have been any fatalities.

The incident occurred around 12:30 p.m. local time, during the midday trading break. Markets have reopened since the break.

“A hundred percent of bourse members are connected and safe. Bourse system is not affected,” said exchange chief Tito Sulistio reported Reuters.

The IDX Building is comprised of two 32-story towers. Tower two, where the collapse occurred, was completed in 1998.

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