{
  "id": 14643150,
  "title": "School roof collapse kills at least 28, injures more than 3 dozen in Pakistan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/school-roof-collapse-kills-at-least-28-injures-more-than-3-dozen-in-14643150",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T07:57:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20261015/school-roof-collapse-kills-at-least-28-injures-more-than-3-dozen-in-pakistan"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "PESHAWAR, Pakistan - On Thursday, the roof of a private school in northwestern Pakistan collapsed, resulting in at least 27 child fatalities, including a female teacher, and over 30 injuries, according to a hospital spokesperson. Rescue efforts in Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, are ongoing as rescuers continue to search the rubble for survivors. Several children remain trapped under the debris, reported Bilal Faizi, an emergency services spokesman. Mohammad Asim, a hospital official, confirmed the casualties, noting that many of the injured are in critical condition. All victims were aged 13 or younger, he added. The hospital declared an emergency and medical staff were working to treat the wounded. Rescue teams stated they were diligently removing debris to access those trapped under the rubble. Witnesses stated that residents were among the first to arrive at the school in a densely populated area of central Peshawar, with rescue workers arriving shortly after. Mohammad Khan, a local resident, described how rescuers methodically cleared the rubble, striving to reach the children and staff.",
  "summary": "PESHAWAR, Pakistan — The roof of a private school collapsed in northwestern Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least 27 children and a female teacher and injuring more than three dozen other people, a hospital spokesman said, as rescuers searched the rubble for anyone still trapped. Several children remained trapped under the rubble in Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, said…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Sky News",
        "title": "At least 10 children killed in Pakistan school collapse",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/at-least-10-children-killed-in-pakistan-school-collapse",
        "published": "2026-10-15T06:21:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "School roof collapse kills at least 10 children, injures more than 2 dozen in Pakistan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/school-roof-collapse-kills-at-least-10-children-injures-more-than-2",
        "published": "2026-10-15T06:29:02.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "School roof collapse kills teacher, 21 children in Pakistan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/school-roof-collapse-kills-teacher-21-children-in-pakistan",
        "published": "2026-10-15T06:56:37.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "School roof collapse kills teacher and at least 27 children in northwest Pakistan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/school-roof-collapse-kills-teacher-and-at-least-27-children-in",
        "published": "2026-10-15T06:58:39.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "At least 17 students, one teacher killed in Pakistan school roof collapse, hospital announces",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/at-least-17-students-one-teacher-killed-in-pakistan-school-roof",
        "published": "2026-10-15T07:10:55.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "Pakistan school roof collapse death toll rises to 28: hospital",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/pakistan-school-roof-collapse-death-toll-rises-to-28-hospital",
        "published": "2026-10-15T07:24:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Breaking: 27 students and a teacher dead after school roof collapse in Pakistan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/breaking-27-students-and-a-teacher-dead-after-school-roof-collapse-in",
        "published": "2026-10-15T07:30:54.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "School roof collapse kills 21 students in Pakistan, renews concerns over building safety",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/school-roof-collapse-kills-21-students-in-pakistan-renews-concerns",
        "published": "2026-10-15T07:33:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "School roof collapse kills at least 28, injures more than 3 dozen in Pakistan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/school-roof-collapse-kills-at-least-28-injures-more-than-3-dozen-in",
        "published": "2026-10-15T07:37:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "At least 27 students killed in school roof collapse in Pakistan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/at-least-27-students-killed-in-school-roof-collapse-in-pakistan",
        "published": "2026-10-15T07:37:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "At least 27 students killed in school roof collapse in Pakistan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/at-least-27-students-killed-in-school-roof-collapse-in-pakistan-14641416",
        "published": "2026-10-15T07:37:32.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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