At least 28 pupils and teacher killed after horror school roof collapse in Pakistan– www.mirror.co.uk
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A teacher and at least 28 pupils have been killed after the roof of a private school in Pakistan collapsed – with more feared trapped under rubble as a massive search and rescue mission is underway.
At least 40 children have also been taken to hospital after being injured in the incident in the country’s Peshawar city. Some are believed to be in critical condition.
All the children killed or injured were aged between seven and 13 years old, with the roof happening during lessons. Local news outlets report that the incident took place at a private school in Dir Colony. The owner of the school has been arrested and an investigation has been launched.
The school reportedly had three classrooms across its three storeys. The ground floor classroom had 45 children, the first floor one 40 and the second floor one 30.
