Roof Collapse Kills 14 Schoolchildren in Lahore Tutoring Centre
نظرة سريعة
- At least 14 schoolchildren died and eight were injured when a roof collapsed at a tutoring centre under construction in Lahore, Pakistan.
- Police arrested the centre's owner and another individual, citing poor construction quality in an aging building.
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لماذا يهم
A roof collapse occurred at a tutoring centre under construction in Lahore, Pakistan, resulting in fatalities and injuries among schoolchildren. The incident is attributed to poor construction quality.
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 trapped beneath the debris.
He said the tutoring centre was housed in an ageing building and that the roof of an unfinished second floor apparently collapsed because of poor-quality construction.
أسئلة مفتوحة
- Were there any building code violations?
- What is the condition of the injured children?
- Will further arrests be made?
