At least 27 children killed after school roof collapses in Pakistan

Twenty-seven children and a teacher were killed and dozens injured when the roof of a school in northern Pakistan collapsed on Thursday morning, authorities said.

Heavy rainfall had caused the roof of the two-story building in the city of Peshawar to collapse, Bilal Ahmed of the local rescue services told CNN. Some children were still trapped in the rubble and rescuers were working to reach them, he said.

Forty-seven children were injured, Asim Khan, spokesperson for the Lady Reading Hospital in Peshawar, told CNN. Video from the scene obtained by CNN showed ambulances rushing through narrow streets and crowds gathered outside the school building.

The collapse comes just weeks after a fire tore through a hospital in the capital Islamabad, killing at least 14 newborns and sparking widespread anger and multiple arrests.

The fire was confined to a third-floor nursery but officials said it spread so quickly that staff were able to rescue only one baby from among the 15 being cared for there.

An inquiry found that the nursery had no fire alarm or sprinkler system and that the hospital lacked detailed procedures and training for responding to fires and other emergencies.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

当局称，周四上午，巴基斯坦北部一所学校的屋顶坍塌，造成27名儿童和一名教师死亡，数十人受伤。

据当地救援部门的比拉尔·艾哈迈德告诉CNN，暴雨导致白沙瓦市一栋两层建筑的屋顶坍塌。他说，一些儿童仍被困在废墟中，救援人员正在努力营救他们。

白沙瓦雷丁夫人医院发言人阿西姆·汗告诉CNN，共有47名儿童受伤。CNN获得的现场视频显示，救护车在狭窄的街道上疾驰，人群聚集在学校大楼外。

就在几周前，首都伊斯兰堡一家医院发生火灾，造成至少 14 名新生儿死亡，引发了广泛的愤怒和多人被捕。

火灾被控制在三楼的育婴室，但官员表示火势蔓延速度非常快，工作人员只从那里照料的 15 名婴儿中救出了一名。

调查发现，该托儿所没有火警警报器或喷水灭火系统，而且该医院缺乏应对火灾和其他紧急情况的详细程序和培训。

这是一则正在更新的新闻。