Floor at Indonesia’s stock exchange collapses, more than 70 injured

"The accident happened at the first floor ... It's a floor where many employees pass through ... There are some victims but they have been taken to a nearby hospital," Yuwono told reporters.

Television news footage showed people panicking and screaming as officials tried to evacuate the area amid piles of debris.

A reporter from Metro TV, who was in the building to cover the stock market, said the incident happened shortly after noon.

"There was a loud bang so people who were inside immediately ran outside of the building," said journalist Marlia Zein.

Images circulating on social media showed a mangled metal structure that had collapsed around a Starbucks cafe near the entrance to the lobby.​​​​​​​

"Slabs of concrete started to fall and there was lots of dust. Water pipes had burst," said Megha Kapoor, who works in the building and was in the lobby at the time.

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