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Pakistan school roof collapse kills 28; more deaths feared
Police said the school owner has been arrested as rescuers search rubble for survivors and hospitals treat more than 30 injured children.
- On Thursday, October 15, 2026, a private school roof collapsed in Peshawar, Pakistan, killing 17 children and a teacher while injuring more than 30 people.
- Building collapses occur frequently in Pakistan, where construction standards are often poorly enforced and safety regulations are frequently ignored to reduce costs.
- Rescue 1122 dispatched ambulances and disaster response vehicles to the site, where teams are currently removing debris to reach children remaining trapped beneath the rubble.
- Lady Reading Hospital declared an emergency to treat the injured, with spokesman Muhammad Asim confirming that several patients are in critical condition.
- All victims were aged 13 or younger, following a July collapse at a tutoring center in Lahore that killed four schoolchildren.
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At least 27 children and one teacher were killed today when the roof of a private school collapsed in Peshawar, in the northwest of Pakistan, this is the new balance of the accident in which more than 30 were injured. Some of the injured are in critical condition, and all the children who died or were injured were 13 years old or younger, a hospital spokesman said.
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