Not Strongly Holding A Load, The Canopy Officer Of The Cempaka Putih Elementary School Building Roboh

Rescue workers are trying to handle the roof of the Cempaka Putih SDN building that wants to collapse/ Photo; IST

JAKARTA - The roof carrier of the school office at SDN Cempaka Putih Barat 03, Jalan Cempaka IV, Pangkalan Asem, Cempaka Putih, Central Jakarta almost collapsed, Thursday, September 15, afternoon.

The incident caused panic among students and local residents. The incident was reported to the Central Jakarta Gulkarmat Sub-dept.

"We received a report at 10.05 WIB, we have deployed 5 rescue teams. Until now, handling is still being carried out at the location," said Head of Central Jakarta Gulkarmat Sub-dept. H. Asril Rizal when confirmed by VOI, Thursday, September 15.

Arriving at the location, rescue officers evacuated the roof support that was almost free from the hook on the wall. Meanwhile, the handling process, residents in the area around the school were evacuated so that unwanted things do not happen.

"The cause is suspected to be because the canopy buffer was not strong enough to withstand the load, so it almost separated from the wall and almost collapsed," he said.

Luckily, there were no casualties or injuries as a result of the incident. However, officers encountered problems while evacuating.

"The victim was nil. The suspension was only on the 2nd floor, so the officers had to come down using a rope to tie the support," he said.

Until this news was written, officers were still handling it at the location.