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Lahore tuition centre roof collapse: Injured teacher’s statement raises new questions
Key takeaways
- According to reports, the injured teacher asserted that if construction had been underway or if the electricity had been off, she would have given the children a holiday.
- On June 30, 14 children lost their lives and several others, including the teacher, were injured when roof of a tuition center collapsed in Kahna area of Lahore.
- After the incident, rescue officials with the help of local residents, pulled the children trapped under the rubble and shifted them to the hospital.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize LAHORE: The tuition teacher injured in the tragic roof collapse in Kahna has said there was no construction work going on at the house at the time of the incident and that children were not being taught in unsafe conditions.
According to reports, the injured teacher asserted that if construction had been underway or if the electricity had been off, she would have given the children a holiday.
On June 30, 14 children lost their lives and several others, including the teacher, were injured when roof of a tuition center collapsed in Kahna area of Lahore.
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