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School building collapse in Indonesia kills student, a month after similar fatal incident
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The incident came a month after a similar collapse at another school in East Java on Sept 29.
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JAKARTA – A student was killed when the roof of a building at a pesantren (Islamic boarding school) in East Java collapsed, the latest in a series of deadly accidents that underscore the urgent need for improved safety at pesantren in Indonesia.
Situbondo police chief Rezi Dharmawan said the incident occurred around 1am on Oct 29 at the Syekh Abdul Qodir Jailani Islamic boarding school in the Basuki subdistrict, Situbondo regency.
