Separately, 52-year-old Dea said that she received a panicked call from her daughter on Tuesday afternoon and rushed to the scene.
“My daughter called me at around 12pm and said ‘Mom, my office exploded’ and the line immediately cut off,” she told Detik.
Dea was relieved that her daughter, who was on the third floor, survived.
According to her daughter, just seconds after smoke engulfed the building, a “loud boom” was heard, prompting her daughter to run downstairs.
“Apparently everyone on the third floor died, including my daughter’s boss,” Dea said.
BLAZE IMPACTED NEARBY RESIDENTS
Residents in the Kemayoran area were also affected. Ani, 52, said the electricity went out briefly before she heard screams from the building.
“The lights suddenly went out and people started screaming for help. ‘Help, Help.’ It was chaotic,” she told local news outlet Grid.
Central Jakarta Police Criminal Investigation Unit chief Roby Heri Saputra told reporters that the building had only one entrance and exit, and one lift.
“We found that entry and exit were only through the single front door. There was one lift, we’ve checked and thankfully there were no victims inside,” he told news outlet Liputan6.
Police have questioned six witnesses – four employees and two human resourcestaff members – and intend to also question the building owner and company management.
Investigations are focused on determining possible negligence and safety violations, local media reported, with “no criminal elements found” according to Roby.
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