Dozens killed in Peshawar school roof collapse
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At least 34 children and a teacher were killed Thursday when the roof of a private school collapsed in Peshawar, northwestern Pakistan, according to later hospital and police figures reported by The Hindu. Earlier reports placed the toll between 29 and 33. Dozens of people were injured, including three children with critical head injuries.
The collapse occurred shortly after classes began at the Al-Khair school in a densely built area identified as Dir Colony or Afridi Abad. Officials said an upper roof fell through classrooms below, bringing down multiple floors and trapping pupils beneath the rubble. Narrow streets complicated access for ambulances and rescuers, who worked for several hours before authorities said the debris had been cleared.
Most of the victims were 13 or younger. Lady Reading Hospital received most of the dead and injured, while two bodies were taken to Naseerullah Khan Babar Memorial Hospital, according to reports citing hospital officials.
Peshawar police chief Mian Saeed said the building had a weak structure, substandard roof slabs and excessive weight from construction. Police arrested the school’s owner and opened an investigation into possible building-code violations. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi also ordered a safety audit of schools across the province. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and President Asif Ali Zardari offered condolences to the victims’ families.
HOW THIS STORY WAS MADE
Written from 8 articles, 5 with the publisher's own text; 8 independent newsrooms once syndicated copies count as one; this version written 12 h after the record first saw the story; the editor revised it.
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WHAT THE EDITOR DID
The second model checked the writer's draft against the same sources and changed it before publication. Struck words were in the draft; underlined words are its corrections.
WHAT IT FLAGGED editor revise: Attribute the highest toll only to The Hindu and change the second hospital’s count to two bodies so the breakdown matches that toll. - "At least 34 children and a teacher were killed Thursday ... according to later hospital and police figures reported by the BBC and The Hindu.": The Hindu reports 34 children and a teacher killed, but the BBC reports 33 pupils and a teacher, so the 34-child figure cannot be attributed to both outlets. - "another child’s body was taken to Naseerullah Khan Babar Memorial Hospital": The Hindu, which supports the story’s toll of 34 children and one teacher, says two bodies were taken to Naseerullah Khan Babar Memorial Hospital.
THE DRAFT AND THE CHANGES
Dozens killed in Peshawar school roof collapse
At least 34 children and a teacher were killed Thursday when the roof of a private school collapsed in Peshawar, northwestern Pakistan, according to later hospital and police figures reported by the BBC and The Hindu. Earlier reports placed the toll between 29 and 33. Dozens of people were injured, including three children with critical head injuries.
The collapse occurred shortly after classes began at the Al-Khair school in a densely built area identified as Dir Colony or Afridi Abad. Officials said an upper roof fell through classrooms below, bringing down multiple floors and trapping pupils beneath the rubble. Narrow streets complicated access for ambulances and rescuers, who worked for several hours before authorities said the debris had been cleared.
Most of the victims were 13 or younger. Lady Reading Hospital received most of the dead and injured, while anothertwo child’sbodies body waswere taken to Naseerullah Khan Babar Memorial Hospital, according to reports citing hospital officials.
Peshawar police chief Mian Saeed said the building had a weak structure, substandard roof slabs and excessive weight from construction. Police arrested the school’s owner and opened an investigation into possible building-code violations. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi also ordered a safety audit of schools across the province. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and President Asif Ali Zardari offered condolences to the victims’ families.
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