14 children die after Lahore tutoring centre roof collapses, police arrest owner

LAHORE: A child was killed and at least five people were injured after the roof of an under-construction building collapsed in Lahore’s Baghbanpura neighbourhood on Thursday, police said. An update issued by the Baghbanpura police said an eight-year-old boy died, while four men and a child were injured. Speaking to the media, Baghbanpura Station House Officer (SHO) Rizwan Khan said the school administration was expanding its 14-marla building by constructing a two-marla structure. “During the construction of the aforesaid area, rubble from the roof fell on the road, killing a young boy and injuring a bike rider along with the construction workers,” he added. Footage showed multiple women, who were reportedly from the adjacent school, being taken away in a police van. However, the SHO denied that anyone had been taken into custody, saying the teachers were taken away to prevent any unfavourable situation considering public sentiment. In an earlier statement, Rescue 1122 said seven of its vehicles and 25 personnel took part in the rescue operation. The injured were rushed to the Services Hospital after being provided with first aid, it added. The incident comes two days after a roof collapse incident at a tuition centre claimed the lives of 14 children in Lahore’s Kahna area. On Wednesday, hundreds of mourners took part in funeral prayers at the local mosque before the dead children, mostly aged between four and 12, were carried to the graveyard for burial. Roof and building collapses are common across Pakistan, mainly due to poor safety standards and the use of substandard construction materials in the South Asian country of more than 240 million people.

LAHORE: A child was killed, and at least four people were injured after the roof of an under-construction house caved in Lahore’s Baghbanpura neighbourhood on Thursday. As per a statement issued by Rescue 1122, the roof of the third floor of an under-construction house collapsed, killing a child and leaving four injured, while another person still remained buried under the rubble. It added that the rescue operation was under way with seven rescue vehicles and 25 personnel engaged. The injured were rushed to the Services Hospital after being provided with first aid, it added. The incident comes two days after a roof collapse incident at a tuition centre claimed the lives of 14 children in Lahore’s Kahna area. On Wednesday, hundreds of mourners took part in funeral prayers at the local mosque before the dead children, mostly aged between four and 12, were carried to the graveyard for burial. Roof and building collapses are common across Pakistan, mainly due to poor safety standards and the use of substandard construction materials in the South Asian country of more than 240 million people.

LAHORE: Police registered a case on Wednesday after as many as 14 children lost their lives a day earlier when the roof of a private tuition centre collapsed. The first information report, a copy of which is available with Dawn, was booked under sections 322 (manslaughter) and 337-h (Shajjah) of the Pakistan Penal Code (PPC). More to follow.

The roof of a private tutoring center in Lahore, Pakistan, collapsed, killing more than a dozen pupils and leaving at least eight more injured, authorities say.

At least 14 children were killed when the roof of a private tutoring centre collapsed outside Lahore, Pakistan.

Police say attribute collapse to poor construction quality

Local officials said preliminary reports showed the centre was unregistered and operating inside a privately owned residential building Fourteen children died after ⁠the roof of a tutoring centre collapsed in Pakistan’s eastern city of ⁠Lahore on Tuesday, ⁠rescue ​officials have said, as authorities opened the way for a possible negligence ⁠investigation.Punjab’s emergency service said rescuers found children and a 30-year-old female teacher ⁠under the rubble of the private after-school facility. The ​children killed were aged ‌five to ‌16 with most below nine. Continue reading...

A witness said workers were repairing tiles on the decrepit building when the roof gave way and crushed the victims.

Workers had been repairing tiles on a decrepit building in Lahore when the roof gave way and crushed the youngsters. 

Preliminary reports showed the tutoring centre was unregistered and operating inside a privately owned ‌residential building under a dilapidated ​roof

Workers had been repairing tiles on the building when the roof collapsed, killing at least 14 children and injuring five.

One teacher and eight other children also injured after incident in Lahore.

Eight other children were injured and being treated at a hospital, senior police official Faisal Kamran said, adding that the owner of the tutoring center and another person have been arrested.

At least 14 children are dead and eight more are injured after a roof collapse in Lahore, Pakistan.

Construction work was underway on roof of tuition centre at time of accident

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Pakistan: Fourteen children die in Lahore roof collapse  BBCAt least 14 children killed after roof collapse of tutoring centre in Pakistan  Sky News14 children dead in Lahore tuition centre roof collapse: police  DawnAt least seven children feared dead in Pakistan tuition centre collapse  Caliber.AzAt least 14 kids dead after ceiling collapses & crushes children at centre  The Sun

Two people are taken into custody after the incident in the Kahna suburb of Lahore.

A roof collapse at a tutoring center under construction in Lahore, Pakistan, has killed at least 14 schoolchildren

Tragedy struck Lahore as the roof of a private tuition centre, operating from an under-construction building, collapsed, claiming the lives of at least 14 young students aged seven to thirteen. Twenty others, including a teacher, were injured and hospitalized. Authorities have arrested the contractor as rescue efforts continue, with fears the death toll may rise.

A roof collapse at a tutoring centre under construction in Pakistan’s eastern city of Lahore on Tuesday killed at least 14 schoolchildren, police and rescue officials said. Eight other children were also injured and were being treated at a hospital, senior police official Faisal Kamran said, adding that the owner of the tutoring centre and another person have been arrested. Kamran said rescuers were continuing to search through the rubble after receiving reports that more children could be...

The roof of a tutoring centre collapsed, killing at least 14 children and injuring five in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore on Tuesday, officials said.

LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) – A roof collapse at a tutoring center under construction in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore on Tuesday killed at least 14 schoolchildren, police and rescue officials said.

The roof of a tutoring center collapsed, killing at least 14 children and injuring five in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore on Tuesday, officials said.

Lahore tuition centre roof collapse kills children contractor held

At least 14 children have been killed after the roof of an under-construction tutoring centre collapsed in Pakistan.

A roof collapse at a tutoring center under construction in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore on Tuesday killed at least 14 schoolchildren, police and rescue officials said.

At least 14 children have been killed when the roof of a coaching academy collapsed in eastern Pakistani city of Lahore, officials say.

At least 14 children have been killed when the roof of a coaching academy collapsed in eastern Pakistani city of Lahore, officials say.

A roof collapse at a tutoring center under construction in Lahore, Pakistan, has killed at least 14 schoolchildren