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View all search resultsTwo school collapses prompt West Java to inspect buildings
West Java Governor Dedi Mulyadi acknowledged that many schools in the province suffer from substandard construction.
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A collapsed building is seen on Nov. 4 at SMKN 1 Gunung Putri Vocational High School in Bogor Regency, West Java. The roof collapsed during heavy rain and strong winds the previous day, injuring 42 students. (Antara Foto/Yulius Satria Wijaya)
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uthorities in West Java have pledged to inspect and reinforce substandard school building quality across the province after two schools collapsed in separate cities on Monday, leaving dozens of students injured.
At least 42 students from SMK Negeri 1 Gunung Putri Vocational Highschool in Bogor regency were rushed to the hospital after the roof of their classroom caved in during class.
Vice principal Karyadi said the incident occurred at around 2 p.m. following a torrential downpour accompanied by strong winds.
“The extreme weather caused a tree on the school grounds to fall and hit one of the classrooms. The impact damaged the building’s structure, which then caused the roofs of four other classrooms to collapse,” he said on Tuesday.
He added that no one was inside the classroom hit by the fallen tree, as students were attending lessons at the school’s workshop. Some others were away visiting a local community health center for routine checkups.
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One of the students injured in the incident, Dika, recalled hearing the sound of the classroom structure cracking just before the roof collapsed.
