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View all search resultsMuslim prayer room collapse in Bogor, killing 3, injuring dozens
Lax construction standards have raised widespread concerns about building safety in Indonesia
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A rescue worker looks at the remains of a community Islamic study hall that collapsed while female Muslims were conducting studies to commemorate the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad in Bogor, West Java, on September 7, 2025. According to the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD), three women were killed and 65 others injured as rescue teams from the agency, police, army and volunteers responded. (AFP/Aditya Aji)
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t least three people were killed and dozens were injured when a building hosting a prayer recital collapsed in Bogor, West Java, on Sunday, a disaster official said.
Around a hundred people, mostly women, had gathered for a Quran recital at the community's prayer hall, also known as musalla, in Ciomas district to commemorate Prophet Mohammad's birthday when the building suddenly collapsed, said Mochamad Adam Hamdani, an official from the local disaster mitigation agency.
"According to initial data, 84 people are being treated, three people died," Adam told AFP Sunday.
He said it was likely the building, which was used as a meeting hall as well as a place of worship, collapsed because it was overcrowded.
"Perhaps the structure was not strong, as people were enthusiastic to follow the event to commemorate the prophet's birthday," Adam said.
All the people inside had been accounted for, he said.
Victims were immediately rushed to nearby hospitals, with the majority suffering minor injuries.
Adam, citing witnesses, said it was not raining at the time and there did not appear to have been a landslide.
Lax construction standards have raised widespread concerns about building safety in the country.
In 2022, a three-story minimarket in South Kalimantan collapsed and killed five people. Two people were also injured when a five-story building in Jakarta partially collapsed two years earlier.
Teenagers rehearsing for a musical show were among seven people killed in Cirebon, also in West Java, in 2018 when the building they were in collapsed.
At least 75 people were also injured the same year when a mezzanine floor at Indonesia's stock exchange building in Jakarta collapsed into the lobby.
