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        "id": 1667583,
        "msgid": "passengers-trapped-in-mrt-lebak-bulus-lift-suspected-due-to-power-outage-1775742660",
        "date": "2026-04-09 19:55:22",
        "title": "Passengers Trapped in MRT Lebak Bulus Lift, Suspected Due to Power Outage",
        "author": "Larissa Huda",
        "source": "KOMPAS",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Infrastructure",
        "summary": "Several passengers were trapped in a lift at the Lebak Bulus MRT station in South Jakarta on Thursday afternoon due to a power supply disruption from PLN, affecting lighting, elevators, escalators, and other facilities across elevated stations. MRT Jakarta staff responded swiftly by securing a small opening in the lift door for air circulation, providing fans and mineral water to those inside, while coordinating with relevant parties to restore normal operations. The incident underscores the vulnerabilities in public transport infrastructure to utility failures, though passenger conditions were not detailed, with the company prioritising safety and apologising for the inconvenience.",
        "content": "<p>JAKARTA \u2014 Several passengers were reported trapped inside a lift at\nthe Lebak Bulus Integrated Rapid Transit (MRT) station in South Jakarta\non Thursday afternoon (9\/4\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>The incident is believed to have occurred due to a disruption in the\npower supply, causing some station facilities to malfunction.<\/p>\n<p>A video received by Kompas.com shows several people inside the lift.\nTwo security officers can be seen holding the door slightly open to\ncreate an air gap.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, staff prepared a fan directed into the lift to assist\nwith air circulation for the trapped passengers. Mineral water was also\nprovided to the MRT users stuck inside the lift.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis operational disruption was caused by a power supply issue from\nthe PLN (CSW) side, resulting in some station facilities, such as\nlighting, elevators, escalators, and several others, experiencing\ndisruptions,\u201d said Rendy Primartantyo in a statement on Thursday\n(9\/4\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>He revealed that all elevated stations temporarily experienced a\nblackout, but conditions have now returned to normal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMRT Jakarta has taken swift handling and normalisation measures and\ncontinues to coordinate with relevant parties to ensure services can\nresume normally,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n<p>Rendy added that on-site staff continue to monitor conditions and\nensure services run smoothly. Further information will be provided\nperiodically.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, Rendy Primartantyo did not provide detailed\nexplanations about the condition of the passengers trapped in the\nlift.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe apologise for the inconvenience; the safety of MRT Jakarta\ncustomers remains our priority,\u201d he said.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/passengers-trapped-in-mrt-lebak-bulus-lift-suspected-due-to-power-outage-1775742660",
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