TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Seven students of the Bina Darma University of Palembang, South Sumatera, who were injured during the collapse of the Indonesia Stock Exchange's (IDX) mezzanine floor yesterday, have been released from the hospital.
IDX spokesman Oskar Herliansyah said on Monday night that the seven students were treated at the MRCC Siloam Hospital Semanggi. The hospital took in a total of 35 people who were also injured in the incident.
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Seventeen other patients are still being treated while 11 were undergoing surgeries as of last night.
At the Jakarta Hospital, 26 students are being treated, nine of which will undergo surgeries.
"There is also a lecturer who is being treated at the Tarakan Hospital," Oskar said.
The mezzanine floor of IDX's building's Tower 2 collapsed minutes before 12:00 Jakarta time. As per 15:15, the number of people injured had reached 77 victims, who are currently being treated at several hospitals in Jakarta.
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The police said they continue to investigate the cause of the floor collapse at the IDX building, but have ruled out explosion.
CAESAR AKBAR