Reckless mall construction

Reckless mall construction

From Kompas

I was shopping at the Taman Anggrek mall in Slipi, West Jakarta, on Sept. 21 at around 3:30. The line of cars in front of the basement parking lot near Hotel Orchid seemed endless because traffic coming in and out of the parking lot. While waiting for my turn to enter the basement, a large piece of wood suddenly fell on my car near the front windshield. The wood, which dented the hood, had nails coming out of it and appeared to have come from a concrete mold.

Two meters from the place where the incident occurred, a security guard was guiding cars into various parking lots. After I parked my car, I noticed that the unfinished part of the building was poorly secured with wire. The system should have been further secured with wire netting to prevent loose pieces from hitting cars below or hurting passers-by.

I appeal to the contractors to take better safety measures. If not improved, visitors to the mall, or the parking attendants, might be the next victims.

ADJI BINTARTO

Jakarta