Indonesia building collapse kills three people, injures dozens, says disaster official

Rescuers look at the remains of a community Islamic study hall that collapsed while female Muslims were conducting studies to commemorate the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad in Bogor, West Java, on Sunday, September 7, 2025. According to the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD), three women were killed and 65 others injured as rescue teams from the agency, police, army and volunteers responded. -- Photo by ADITYA AJI / AFP

JAKARTA (AFP): At least three people were killed and dozens were injured when a building hosting a prayer recital collapsed on Indonesia's main island of Java on Sunday, a disaster official said.

Around a hundred people, mostly women, had gathered for a Koran recital at a community hall in West Java's Bogor district to commemorate the prophet Mohammed's birthday when the building suddenly collapsed, said Mochamad Adam Hamdani, an official from the local disaster mitigation agency.