Detecting "no more signs of life," rescuers in Indonesia on Thursday decided to use heavy machinery to remove the debris of the school that collapsed on Monday.

Axar.az informs, citing DW, a part of the multi-story building of the school in Java collapsed on Monday while students gathered for prayers in the afternoon.

Five students were rescued on Wednesday, but nearly 60 teenage students are still missing, sparking fears that none of them survived the accident.

After three days of relentless rescue operations, five people have been confirmed dead while 59 are still missing.

The students were mostly teenage boys in grades seven to 12. Female students were praying in another part of the building and managed to escape, survivors said.