Teacher, 30 students killed in Peshawar school roof collapse
PESHAWAR: At least 31 people, including 30 students and a female teacher, were killed when a school roof collapsed in the provincial capital’s Afridi Abad area on Thursday. Lady Reading Hospital (LRH) spokesperson Muhammad Asim initially told Dawn that the death toll had risen to 33, including a female teachers and students aged between seven and 14 and a female teacher. Later, he said that 30…
PESHAWAR - A school roof collapse in Peshawar's Afridi Abad area on Thursday claimed at least 31 lives, including 30 students and a female teacher. Lady Reading Hospital (LRH) initially reported the death toll as 33, but later revised it to 30 students and one female teacher. A total of 61 people were brought to the hospital; however, 30 were discharged after receiving treatment.
Rescue 1122 spokesperson Bilal Ahmad Faizi stated that schoolchildren were trapped when one roof fell onto another, crushing the classroom below. Peshawar Deputy Commissioner Afaq Wazir confirmed that rescue teams had cleared all debris, and no more injured children remained at the scene. An emergency was declared at the hospital, and a structural safety audit of educational institutions across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was ordered by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi.
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