Police: Not A Bomb, Margo City Ceiling Collapses, 4 People Injured

DEPOK - Beji Police Chief Kompol Agus Khoeron denied that an explosion occurred on the 1st floor of Margo City, Depok, West Java. According to him, the only cause of the roof on the floor collapsing.

"It wasn't an explosion. The gypsum ceiling fell. This is me at the scene. It happened at around 16.30 WIB," he told reporters, Saturday, August 21.

Kompol Agus said, due to the incident the damage occurred only to the ceiling of the lobby.

"So there are only more than 20 meters of falling ceiling. The object that fell didn't hit the outlet because it happened to be empty, it wasn't there all this time, it was closed," he said.

However, the police chief confirmed that there were injuries as a result of the incident.

"Information about 4 injured victims is still being traced. They are still in the hospital where the gypsum has been crushed. The electrical installation has also been turned off because there are a lot of wires," he said.

Until now, the case is still being investigated by the Depok Metro Police. From the results of a crime scene investigation conducted by members of the Depok Metro Police, it is known that the rumbling sound occurred after the ceiling of the Margo City mall collapsed.

Depok Police Chief Kombes Imran Edwin Siregar said the incident occurred at around 16.30 WIB when the Mall was operational.

"Suddenly the ceiling collapsed. The cause is thought to be because the light steel ceiling was unable to withstand the gypsum," he said.

The Police Chief confirmed that the location of the collapsed area was on the ground 1 floor and the 1st floor in front of Jco, Marugame Udon until it penetrated the loading dock.

"There were 4 injured victims, the details of which were 2 security personnel and 2 employees as a result of this incident. The victim has been taken to Bunda Hospital and UI Hospital," he added.

Currently, the location is still under investigation. The location of the crime scene is also installed with a yellow police line.

"We are still gathering witnesses regarding this incident," he said.