Punjab: Teacher dies as roof of Ludhiana school collapses

Panic gripped the school before teams of the Indo Tibetan Police Force (ITBP) and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel were called in to rescue the four teachers after the incident occurred at 12.45 pm. The teachers were pulled out from the rubble and rushed to hospital, where one of them, Ravinder Kaur, was declared brought dead.

The school building, constructed in 1960, was in a dilapidated state yet construction was underway on the first floor when its lintel collapsed. At the time of the incident, all four teachers had come to the staff room for lunch after their respective classes. Eyewitnesses said labourers were laying tiles on the roof of the first floor room when the roof above collapsed.

“With the impact, the roof of the staff room on the ground floor also came crashing down on the four teachers. Soon after the incident, the school staff promptly evacuated the entire building, emphasising students’ safety,” said eyewitnesses.