Five injured in hotel collapse<\/p>\n
Apriadi Gunawan, The Jakarta Post, Medan<\/p>\n
A five-story hotel in the Kisaran area of Medan, North Sumatra,
\ncollapsed on Monday morning, leaving five people seriously
\ninjured.<\/p>\n
There were no deaths reported as of Monday afternoon, but
\nthere are fear that people may still be trapped under the rubble
\nof the building.<\/p>\n
The hotel collapse also damaged five nearby houses.<\/p>\n
Eyewitnesses said the Wisata Hotel, the largest hotel on Jl.
\nImam Bonjol here, collapsed at about 8:30 a.m.<\/p>\n
"The hotel had been leaning for a long time, but the owner
\nignored it. It should have been renovated," said N. Simangunsong,
\nwhose house was among the five damaged in the incident.<\/p>\n
Asahan Police detectives chief Adj. Comr. Sandi Nugroho said
\nrescuers had found five injured people and were still looking for
\nmore victims.<\/p>\n
Two of the injured are hotel employees, while the remaining
\nthree are local residents whose houses are located next to the
\nhotel.<\/p>\n
Officer Sandi said hotel employees saw signs that the hotel
\nwas in danger of collapse and rushed to evacuate guests and warn
\nother employees inside the building.<\/p>\n
The officer said the police were looking for the hotel's owner
\nfor questioning.<\/p>",
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