Jakarta Stock ExchangeAdam Harvey/ Twitter
There have been reports of injuries after the second floor of the Indonesia Stock Exchange collapsed Monday afternoon.
According to ABC correspondent Adam Harvey, who is on the scene, the ceiling of the building’s lobby fell onto the reception area, where a Starbucks sat. A spokesperson told Bloomberg the incident occurred on the ground floor of Tower 2.
People in the lobby were hit by falling masonry, and pictures posted by Harvey show debris and large pieces of broken metal that have fallen to the floor.
The ABC has reported around a dozen people have been injured and carried out on stretchers.
According to ABC correspondent Adam Harvey, who is on the scene, a worker on floor 23 felt the building shake after hearing a loud “thud.” The building was then evacuated.
Local station MetroTV showed footage of people running out of the building and some people lying on the ground near the entrance.
Staff are still being accounted for.
The 32-storey IDX Building
The incident occured around 12.30pm, during the midday trading break. Markets have reopened since the break.
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