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Indonesian Boarding School Collapse Leaves At Least 3 Dead, Dozens Feared Trapped

Police cite an unpermitted two-storey addition that likely overloaded the prayer hall’s foundation.

Overview

  • Rescuers supplied oxygen and water to those under the rubble, pulled multiple survivors out, and temporarily halted work after the debris shifted before resuming operations.
  • Officials reported more than 100 injured, with two boys dying after being pulled from the wreckage and at least three fatalities now confirmed.
  • A command-post list initially showed about 65 missing, later revised by the disaster agency to 38 presumed buried as teams continued searches.
  • The collapse occurred during afternoon prayers at Al Khoziny Islamic boarding school in Sidoarjo, with most victims boys aged roughly 12 to 17 while female students escaped from another area.
  • Provincial police said two additional concrete floors were being added without a permit to a two-storey hall, and heavy machinery has largely been withheld due to instability as the investigation proceeds.