Indonesia: Jami mosque of Jakarta catches hearth, dome collapses

A large hearth broke out within the giant dome of the Jami Mosque in Indonesia’s north Jakarta on Wednesday, October 19. As a results of the fireplace, the large dome fell down. The mosque is positioned within the constructing complicated belonging to the Jakarta Islamic Centre, a assume tank on Islamic research and improvement.

Police confirmed that nobody was injured within the incident. The reason for the incident is being investigated and police stated 4 workers of the contractor firm, which repaired the mosque, have been questioned.

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Social media footage confirmed the second when the dome of the mosque collapsed. However, no casualty was reported, officers stated. According to experiences, firefighters have been knowledgeable of the blaze shortly after 3 pm native time and no less than ten hearth tenders have been rushed to the scene.

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Video footage confirmed flames and smoke billowing out of the dome simply earlier than the mosque collapsed. The reason for the fireplace is but to be ascertained. The Islamic Centre was present process renovation when the fireplace broke out.

Apart from the mosque, the Islamic Centre complicated additionally has academic, industrial and analysis amenities. The dome of the mosque final caught hearth throughout repairs about 20 years in the past. It took 5 hours to douse the fireplace the dome caught in October 2002.