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School roof collapses in Bekasi, injures 28 students
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Students sit in a dilapidated school building. (tempo.co/Suryo Wibowo)
T
he Bekasi Police are going to name a suspect in the collapsed roof incident that took place in State Senior High School 1 Muara Gembong, Bekasi, West Java.
The incident that happened on Feb. 28 injured 28 students who were in the classrooms. Bekasi Police head Sr. Comr. Asep Adi Saputra said Wednesday that seven witnesses had been questioned including the school principal and the building construction firm.
"We have found indications of criminal behavior in the incident but we have yet to name anyone a suspect," he said as quoted by tempo.co on Wednesday.
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Asep said unsatisfactory construction was found in the building. "We are lucky there were no fatalities in the incident," he added.
Based on witnesses’ account, the roof suddenly collapsed at 8 a.m. "The victims are fine now. They only needed to recover from their trauma," Asep said. (idb)
