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School roof collapse in Pakistan kills at least 18
A private school roof collapsed in Peshawar in northwestern Pakistan on Thursday.
At least 17 children and a teacher were killed, and more than three dozen people were injured.
Some children remained trapped under the rubble, and rescuers were clearing debris to reach them.
Peshawar is the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
A roof collapse at a tutoring center in Lahore killed four schoolchildren in July, and building collapses are common in Pakistan, where construction standards are often poorly enforced.
Substandard materials and ignored safety rules are cited as factors in unsafe buildings.
Some of the injured were in critical condition, and rescue work was continuing.
A school roof collapsed in Peshawar, Pakistan, on October 15, killing children and a teacher.
Reports gave differing death tolls, ranging from 17 children and a teacher to 27 students and a teacher.
More than three dozen people were reported injured, and children were believed to remain trapped under the rubble.
The private school was in Dir Colony, in Peshawar’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
Rescue teams searched the debris as hospitals treated the injured.
- Who
- Students and a teacher were killed; more than three dozen people were reported injured.
- What
- The roof of a private school collapsed.
- When
- October 15, 2026.
- Where
- Dir Colony, Peshawar, in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
- Why
- Not stated.
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The roof of a private school collapsed in Dir Colony, Peshawar.
Rescue teams cleared debris and searched for people who might still be trapped.
- Location
- Dir Colony, Peshawar, Pakistan
- Date
- October 15, 2026
- School
- Private Al-Khair Education Center (Straits Times)
- Reported deaths
- 17 children and a teacher (AP and The Hindu); 27 students and a teacher (Straits Times)
- Injuries
- More than three dozen (AP); more than 40 (The Hindu)
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School roof collapse kills at least 18 in Pakistan
What people are saying
We have so far taken out at least 45 children from the rubble