{
  "id": 14664723,
  "title": "School roof collapse kills at least 29, injures more than 50 in Pakistan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/school-roof-collapse-kills-at-least-29-injures-more-than-50-in-14664723",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T09:57:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20261015/school-roof-collapse-kills-at-least-29-injures-more-than-50-in-pakistan"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "PESHAWAR, Pakistan — On Thursday, the roof of a private school in the northwestern city of Peshawar collapsed, resulting in at least 28 deaths and over 50 injuries, according to authorities and a hospital official. All victims were aged 13 or younger, as reported by Lady Reading Hospital spokesman Mohammad Asim. Several injured individuals were in critical condition, prompting the hospital to declare an emergency to treat the wounded. Rescue officials confirmed that all individuals trapped under the debris had been extricated and that crews were currently clearing the rubble. One of the injured teachers, Mahwish Zaman, recounted the harrowing experience, stating that the three-story school, accommodating nursery through fifth-grade students, had an estimated enrollment of 1,200. Zaman described feeling as if the sky had fallen when the roof gave way and mentioned regaining consciousness in the hospital. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi expressed his sorrow over the tragic incident.",
  "summary": "PESHAWAR, Pakistan — The roof of a private school collapsed in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar on Thursday, killing at least 28 children and a teacher and injuring more than 50 other people, authorities and a hospital official said. All of the children killed or injured at Al-Khair school were age 13 or younger, Lady Reading Hospital spokesman Mohammad Asim said. Some of the injured…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "29 killed after private school's roof collapses in Pakistan's Peshawar; owner arrested",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/29-killed-after-private-schools-roof-collapses-in-pakistans-peshawar",
        "published": "2026-10-15T08:10:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "School roof collapse kills at least 29, injures more than 50 in Pakistan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/school-roof-collapse-kills-at-least-29-injures-more-than-50-in",
        "published": "2026-10-15T09:37:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}