14 children killed in coaching center roof collapse in Pakistan

At least 14 children were killed and five injured when the roof of a coaching center collapsed in Lahore's Kahna area of Pakistan on Tuesday, officials said.

Punjab Health Minister Khawaja Imran Nazir said that 19 children were rescued and taken to Kahana Hospital after the incident. He also said that 14 of these children have died, the remaining five are under treatment there.

Rescue workers said more than 30 children were present inside the coaching center when the roof collapsed. Police said construction work was going on in the upper floors of the building. And at the time of the accident, children's classes were going on on the ground floor.

Investigation of the roof collapse is ongoing. In this incident, the authorities have taken two people into custody, including the owner of the building.

Source: Geo News