The age of the injured children is between 10 to 12 years. PHOTO: FILE
At least 23 students and one teacher suffered burn injuries when a fire erupted in a private school in Shahdara Town on Thursday, Express News reported on Thursday.
On the orders of the DCO, a case has been registered against the school authorities and the structure has been sealed. The arrest of the school principal has also been ordered.
The age of the injured children is reported to be between 10 to 12 years.
The fire is believed to have erupted from a gas heater in a classroom and was extinguished by firefighters with the help of four fire tenders, reported Dunya News.
All of the injured have been shifted to nearby hospitals. No one is critically injured.
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