School roof collapse in Pakistan kills at least 35 and injures more than 50
PESHAWAR, Pakistan — The roof of a private school collapsed in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar on Thursday, killing at least 34 children and a teacher and injuring more than 50 other people in the deadliest building collapse ever in the country, authorities and a hospital official said. The children killed or injured at Al-Khair school were between 6 and 12 years old, while the oldest…
PESHAWAR, Pakistan - A private school's roof collapsed in the northwestern city of Peshawar on Thursday, resulting in the deaths of at least 34 children and a teacher, along with over 50 injuries, marking the deadliest building collapse in the country's history, according to authorities and a hospital official. The victims at Al-Khair school ranged in age from 6 to 14 years old, with some of the injured in critical condition, reported Lady Reading Hospital spokesperson Mohammad Asim.
Emergency services spokesperson Bilal Faizi stated that quick response from ambulances and disaster management personnel enabled the extraction of everyone trapped beneath the rubble within five minutes of notification.
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