Tanah Abang collapse victim buried

JAKARTA: Iwan, who was killed in the collapse of a wall in Blok A of the Tanah Abang textile market on Saturday, was buried in Brebes, Central Java, on Sunday.

Two other construction workers who were injured in the incident remained at the city-run Tarakan Hospital in Central Jakarta.

One of the workers, Dapan, is being treated for a concussion, while the other, Rasan, is hospitalized with a skull fracture. Several other workers who were slightly injured in the collapse have been released from the hospital.

A four-story wall at the burned-out Tanah Abang market collapsed on Saturday. The rubble fell onto a group of construction workers, killing one and injuring 11 others.

Work at the site resumed on Sunday. -- JP