2022 Alfamart Gambut collapse

On 18 April 2022 16:45 Central Indonesian Time, a three-storey building which included an Alfamart convenience store collapsed in Gambut district, Banjar Regency, South Kalimantan.[1][2][3] As of 21 April 2022, the collapse resulted in 14 casualties including five deaths and search was still conducted by police and rescuers.[4]

2022 Alfamart Gambut collapse
Date18 April 2022
LocationGambut District, Banjar Regency, South Kalimantan, Indonesia
Typebuilding collapse
Deaths4
Non-fatal injuries10

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BPJS Ketenagakerjaan, mandatory insurance for workers in Indonesia awarded compensations to all the victims in the collapse which includes 48 times the amount of monthly salary for fatal casualties to the victim's families.[5] Alfamart's Banjarmasin branch which managed stores across South Kalimantan said that they will pay all the medical expense in addition of compensations to all victims of the collapse as well.[6] Experts from the police, the Ministry of Public Works and Housing, and Lambung Mangkurat University have started an investigation regarding the cause of the collapse.[7]

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  1. ^ "Rescuers search rubble after mini-market collapse kills 5 in South Kalimantan". The Jakarta Post. Archived from the original on 2022-04-21. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
  2. ^ "Rescuers search rubble after Indonesia mini-market collapse kills 5". The Star. Archived from the original on 2022-07-15. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
  3. ^ "FAKTA Terbaru Alfamart Gambut Kalsel Roboh: Dugaan Penyebab hingga Daftar Nama Korban". Tribunnews.com (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 2022-04-21. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
  4. ^ Wahid, Mukhtar (21 April 2022). Widodo, Hari (ed.). "Turunkan Eskalasi Pencarian Korban Toko Alfamart Runtuh, Kapolres Banjar : Evakuasi Belum Dihentikan". Banjarmasinpost.co.id (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 2022-04-21. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
  5. ^ Batee, Rio Ryzki (21 April 2022). "Insiden Alfamart Ambruk Telan 14 Korban, BPJS Ketenagakerjaan Pastikan Perawatan dan Santunan Korban - Galamedia News". galamedia.pikiran-rakyat.com (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 2022-05-15. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
  6. ^ Imandiar, Yudistira Perdana (20 April 2022). "Alfamart Beri Santunan buat Keluarga Korban Toko Ambruk di Banjar". detiknews (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 2022-04-20. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
  7. ^ Aliansyah, Muhamad Agil (2022-04-19). "Selidiki Penyebab Alfamart Gambut Roboh, Tim Ahli Cek Kontur Tanah dan Sampel Puing". merdeka.com. Archived from the original on 2022-04-21. Retrieved 2022-04-21.