Four children killed, nine rescued in room collapse incident

DG KHAN, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 7th May, 2026) Four children of class one, including three girls and one boy of a private school, were killed and

nine sustained injuries when the roof of their classroom caved in here on Thursday.

Rescue 1122 District Emergemcy Officer (DEO) Engineer Ahmad Kamal told APP the incident occurred

when the roof of The Little Scholars School collapsed.

Resultantly, Ghania Zehra ,8, Masoom Fatima, 5, Dua Aimen, 6, and M Abdullah, 6, died on the spot

while eight other students and a teacher were injured.

The injured were shifted to a teaching hospital, he said and added that after being altered reacuers rushed to the spot.

Rescue 1122 dispatched seven ambulances, two fire vehicles, two rescue vehicles, two motorbike rescue units and additional officials to the scene, the DEO said.

Upon arrival, rescue teams launched a search-and-rescue operation while police and district administration officials were informed immediately.

He stated that work on upper portion of building was in progress which over-

burdened the roof that resulted in clasroom collapse.

Soon after receiving information about the incident, Commissioner Dera Ghazi Khan Ashfaq Ahmad Chaudhry, Regional Police Officer Azhar Akram and District Police Officer Sadiq Baloch reached the site to review the situation and monitor the ongoing rescue operation.

Meanwhile, emergency has been declared at all government hospitals in Dera Ghazi Khan to ensure immediate and the best possible medical treatment for the injured children.

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