An eight-year-old child was killed and four people were injured after the roof of a school building collapsed during a summer camp in Lahore’s Baghbanpura area on Thursday, rescue officials said.
According to Rescue 1122, the incident occurred while renovation work was underway at the school, where a summer camp was in progress and several children were present. Emergency services, police and rescue teams rushed to the site after receiving reports of the collapse.
The injured were shifted to a nearby hospital, where one critically injured child later died. Rescue officials identified the deceased as eight-year-old Abu Bakar.
The four injured were identified as Khizar, 35, Shakeel, 38, Abdul Latif, 32, and Nazeer, 42, who were reportedly working at the site when the roof collapsed. Authorities said all other children attending the summer camp were safely evacuated.
Officials have launched an investigation to determine the cause of the collapse and assess whether negligence or safety violations contributed to the incident.
The tragedy comes only days after another fatal roof collapse at a tuition centre in Lahore’s Kahna area, where 14 children lost their lives and several others were injured. The back-to-back incidents have intensified concerns about the structural safety of educational institutions and private learning centres across the city.
Following the Kahna tragedy, the Lahore Education Authority announced stricter oversight of tuition centres, coaching academies and educational facilities. The authority ordered an emergency survey and directed all private institutes to complete mandatory registration within three days.
Inspection teams comprising zonal heads and Assistant Education Officers have been tasked with assessing safety arrangements, student enrolment and the structural condition of private educational facilities. Authorities said the survey will identify unsafe and unregistered institutions before a new regulatory framework is introduced to improve safety standards and help prevent similar incidents in the future.
The latest accident has renewed calls for stricter enforcement of building safety regulations to protect students and staff.