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In the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, a mezzanine floor inside the tower of the stock exchange collapsed during lunch hour Monday.

People were evacuated from the building, and nearly 80 people were injured.


An employee of the World Bank in Jakarta, based in the same building, told

a mezzanine walkway above the lobby had come down. He said he and members of his team were among those evacuated.


Most of the injured are reported to be college students from Palembang in Sumatra who were visiting the stock exchange as part of a study tour.

After the collapse, television footage showed the lobby littered with debris.

 reports: "Indonesia Stock Exchange officials said the afternoon trading session would continue as normal following the routine 90-minute lunch break."


In the United States, the markets are closed Monday for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. They will reopen on Tuesday.

On Friday, Wall Street continued its rally with record closes.


The S&P 500 and Nasdaq both had their eighth record high closings during the first nine days of trading in 2018. The Dow had its sixth closing high of the year.  Copyright 2019 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.

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A mezzanine floor inside the Jakarta stock exchange tower collapsed on Monday, according to Indonesian authorities. A police spokesperson says nearly 80 people were injured. Terrorism has been ruled out.

Jakarta stock exchange tower evacuated after floor collapses

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