India, Oct. 15 -- At least 28 children and a teacher were killed and more than 40 people injured after the roof of a private school collapsed in Peshawar, the capital of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, on Thursday, police said.

The incident occurred in Dir Colony in the inner city area, Peshawar Capital City Police chief Mian Saeed said. The school owner has been arrested, he added, according to news agency PTI.

Lady Reading Hospital spokesperson Muhammad Asim said 28 students, including six girls, and a woman teacher were killed in the collapse. More than 40 people were injured, he said, adding that all the children killed were aged 13 or younger.

An emergency was declared at the hospital to treat the injured, Asim said.

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