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School building collapses in West Jakarta
A hall at SMP 32 Pejagalan Raya state junior high school in Tambora, West Jakarta collapsed on Thursday, injuring at least three people.
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A man is trapped in the rubble of a collapsed building at the SMP 32 Pejagalan Raya state junior high school in Tambora, West Jakarta. (Courtesy Jakarta Fire and Rescue Agency) (Jakarta Fire and Rescue Agency)/-)
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hall at SMP 32 Pejagalan Raya state junior high school in Tambora, West Jakarta, collapsed on Thursday, injuring at least three people.
Jakarta Education Agency deputy head Bowo Irianto confirmed the incident, saying that the building, which was built in 1920, "had been too old."
"It's an old building that has achieved cultural heritage status and was not being used for learning activities because of its [deteriorating] state," he said.
"There are three victims. One of them is a teacher who has been admitted to the hospital to receive treatment, and the other two are currently being evacuated [from the rubble]. A team from the Education Agency is observing the location and we will help [the victims] process their BPJS," he added, referring to the Healthcare and Social Security Agency (BPJS Kesehatan).
Separately, Jakarta Fire and Rescue Department head Subejo said that his agency had deployed three fire trucks and one ambulance to the scene.
"A victim identified as 40-year-old Mahendra has been evacuated [from the collapsed hall] and admitted to a hospital," he said. (fac)
