Four dead following building collapse in South Kalimantan

JAKARTA: Four people were killed after a three-storey convenience store collapsed on Monday afternoon in Banjar Regency, South Kalimantan.

The Indonesian National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) said nine people have been rescued and taken to several hospitals.

Basarnas received the report at 5.50pm central Indonesian time that a building had fallen and 13 people trapped under the debris.

Its operation began thereafter at the site, leading to the recovery of all victims from the rubble and ended today at 9.35am.

An investigation into the cause of the collapse by police forensic team is currently underway.

-- BERNAMA