ISLAMABAD, July 2 (Xinhua) -- One child was killed and 5 others injured after part of a private school building collapsed in Pakistan's eastern city of Lahore on Thursday, rescue officials said.
The incident occurred in Lahore's Baghbanpura area when an under-construction wall and roof section collapsed, a Rescue 1122 spokesperson told Xinhua.
The child died at the scene. The injured included another child, two passersby and two laborers working on the building's third floor.
Rescue teams rushed to the site and launched a search operation amid fears that more people could be trapped under the debris.
The injured were taken to a nearby hospital, while authorities were investigating the cause of the collapse. ■