Eleven of 12 families living in double-storey houses along Jalan 14/15 behind the collapsed Jaya Supermarket building here have moved out as instructed for fear over the unsteady building structure still standing.

arjunaidi mohamed Petaling Jaya police chief ACP Arjunaidi Mohamed said today the 11 families had been put up at two nearby hotels.

"One family has refused to move as per the instruction given yesterday," he told Bernama .

He said the families would remain at their temporary accommodation until a report had been completed on the safety of the building structure still standing.

jaya supermarket building collapse 290509 04 Arjunaidi said several policemen and personnel from the Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) had been deployed at Jalan 14/15 to prevent any break-in at the vacated houses.

A check by Bernama found that the area had been cordoned off with security tape and was guarded by several policemen and MBPJ personnel. Residents entering the area had to obtain a pass at the MBPJ kiosk there.

It is learnt that the evacuated families had been put up at the Armada Hotel and the Crown Plaza Hotel, with the cost borne fully by the developer and contractor.

Ambassador to meet developer

Meanwhile, Counsellor (Information and Public Relations) Widyarka Ryananta of the Indonesian Embassy in Kuala Lumpur said a post-mortem would be conducted tomorrow on the bodies of the seven Indonesian workers recovered from the site of the collapsed building.

jaya supermarket building collapse 290509 01 He said he was informed of the matter by the Universiti Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC). A UMMC spokesperson confirmed this.

Three of the seven bodies have been identified as those of Muhd Maskur, 31, Anwaruddin, 38, and Hadi, 30, from documents found on them as well as with the help of relatives and friends, Widyarka said.

"DNA tests will be conducted on the body parts recovered from the site and all the bodies will be sent back to Indonesia after the police had completed their reports," he told Bernama when contacted.

Widyarka said a number of the dead workers were from East Java and that their families had been informed.

He said the Indonesian ambassador would have a discussion tomorrow with the developer and contractor at the Indonesian Embassy.

Five floors of the Jaya Supermarket building collapsed during demolition wok on Thursday on the 35-year-old structure which is to be replaced with a new complex.