A roof collapse at Al-Khair School in Peshawar, Pakistan, killed at least 28 children and a female teacher and injured more than 50 people. Authorities have arrested the school owner and ordered an investigation.
At least seven people, including three children, were killed in a severe house fire that broke out early Wednesday in the Palam area of New Delhi, authorities confirmed. The blaze engulfed a residential building, leaving families devastated and prompting local emergency responders to rush to the scene. Firefighters said they received emergency calls reporting heavy.
In Afghanistan's Badghis province, an unexploded ordnance left from past wars exploded while three children were playing with it, killing them instantly.