Other workers are seen helping injured victims moments after the horror collapse
The building could be seen full of debris and people rushing to help each other after the horrific incident.
There have been reports that at least 75 people were injured after a floor of the Jakarta Stock Exchange collapsed.
A spokesperson for Jakarta's Siloam Hospital said it had received 28 victims from the exchange, and the seriousness of their wounds was still being assessed.
One college student visiting the stock exchange said she felt a tremor just before a mezzanine floor collapsed into the building's lobby, with the debris hitting and injuring some of her friends.
The student, identified as Ade from Palembang in Sumatra, told Metro TV: "We were visiting the Jakarta stock exchange as part of our study tour when the structure suddenly collapsed, causing chaos."
An Indonesian worker helps a victim as other evacuees lay injured outside the stock exchange
An ABC journalist at the scene said that the floor crashed down onto a crowded reception area.
Television news footage showed people panicking and screaming as officials tried to evacuate the area amid piles of debris.
A television reporter who was in the building to cover the stock market, said the incident happened shortly after noon local time, about 5 am in the UK.
Journalist Marlia Zein said: "There was a loud banging so people who were inside immediately ran outside of the building."
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