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People evacuated from Indonesia Stock Exchange after reports of collapsed structure - Metro TV

Published: 15 Jan 2018 - 08:48 am | Last Updated: 15 Nov 2021 - 05:55 am
File Photo: A view of the Indonesia Stock Exchange building in Jakarta, Indonesia June 23, 2016. Reuters/Iqro Rinaldi/File Photo

File Photo: A view of the Indonesia Stock Exchange building in Jakarta, Indonesia June 23, 2016. Reuters/Iqro Rinaldi/File Photo

Reuters

JAKARTA: Dozens of people were seen running from the Indonesian Stock Exchange in central Jakarta on Monday, Metro TV showed, after unconfirmed reports of a collapsed structure inside the building.

Director of the stock exchange Alpino Kianjaya declined to comment on the incident. Markets are currently on midday break and will reopen at the 1.30pm local time.

Images circulated on social media showed a mangled metal structure that had collapsed around a Starbucks cafe near the entrance to the multi-storey building.

TV images showed some people sitting on the steps outside the building.

Jakarta police said they were seeking more information on the incident.