At least 28 children killed as school roof collapses in Pakistan
Photo: Courtesy Geo News
At least 28 children have been killed after the roof of a private school building collapsed in Peshawar under Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. A female teacher was also killed in the incident. The accident occurred today, Thursday.
In a report by Pakistani media outlet Geo News, officials said that at least 28 children and a female teacher were killed when the roof of a private school building collapsed in the Dir Colony area of Peshawar.
Peshawar's Deputy Commissioner Afaq Wazir told Pakistani media outlet Dawn that students got trapped under the rubble when the roof of the Al Khair School building collapsed.
A statement issued by the Deputy Commissioner's office said that students were present in their classrooms at the time of the incident.
Authorities at Lady Reading Hospital (LRH) said that the bodies of 28 children were brought to the hospital.
Authorities said that more than 20 children were injured in the roof collapse incident.
Hospital authorities further said that the body of a female teacher was also brought to the hospital immediately after the incident.
Meanwhile, Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Mia Saeed said that more than 40 children were injured in the incident that took place in the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
The police official said the owner of the private school has been arrested.
Rescue workers said that many children are trapped under the debris in the incident.
Provincial Education Secretary Inayatullah Wasim has directed the Managing Director of the Private Schools Regulatory Authority to submit a report on the incident by tomorrow.
The education secretary also expressed deep condolences to the families of the children and teachers killed in the incident.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, provincial Governor Faisal Karim Kundi, senior officials of the country's government, and leaders and activists of various political parties have expressed deep grief over the loss of life in the school roof collapse.
