Children Die in School Roof Collapse in Lahore

拉合爾學校屋頂坍塌導致兒童死亡

Jun 30, 2026, 19:36

Introduction

On June 30, 2026, a roof fell on a small school in Lahore, Pakistan. At least 14 children died and many people were hurt.

2026年6月30日，巴基斯坦拉合爾的一所小學校屋頂坍塌。至少14名兒童死亡，許多人受傷。

Main Body

The school was in an old house. Workers were fixing the roof. The roof was weak and it fell down because of the weight of the workers.

該學校位於一棟舊房子內。當時工人正在修理屋頂。屋頂結構脆弱，因工人的重量而坍塌。

Children between 4 and 12 years old died. Many other children and one teacher were hurt. Doctors and rescue teams helped the victims at the hospital.

死者為 4 至 12 歲的兒童。另有許多兒童及一名教師受傷。醫生與救援隊在醫院救治受害者。

Police arrested two men. One man owned the school and one man built the roof. The government wants to find out why the building fell.

警方逮捕了兩名男子。一名是學校所有者，另一名是屋頂建造者。政府希望查明建築物坍塌的原因。

Conclusion

Police and rescue teams are still working at the site and asking questions.

警方與救援隊目前仍在現場工作並進行詢問。

Vocabulary Learning

🕒 The 'Past' Trick

To tell a story about yesterday or last year, we often just add -ed to the action word.

Look at these changes:

Help $\rightarrow$ Helped
Arrest $\rightarrow$ Arrested

⚠️ The 'Rule-Breakers'

Some words don't follow the -ed rule. You must memorize these because they are very common in A2 English:

Now	Then (Past)
Fall $\rightarrow$ Fell
Is/Am $\rightarrow$ Was
Are $\rightarrow$ Were
Build $\rightarrow$ Built

💡 Simple Pattern

Person $\rightarrow$ Action (Past) $\rightarrow$ Thing

Police $\rightarrow$ arrested $\rightarrow$ two men.
Roof $\rightarrow$ fell $\rightarrow$ on a school.

Vocabulary Learning

collapse (n.)

When a building or part of a building falls down suddenly

Example:The old bridge had a sudden collapse during the storm.

at least (adv.)

Not less than; this number or more

Example:You need at least eight hours of sleep every night.

fixing (v.)

Repairing something that is broken

Example:My father is fixing the broken chair in the kitchen.

weight (n.)

How heavy a person or object is

Example:The shelf broke because the weight of the books was too much.

rescue (n./v.)

Saving someone from a dangerous place

Example:The rescue team saved the cat from the tall tree.

victims (n.)

People who are hurt or killed in an accident

Example:The hospital helped all the victims of the car crash.

arrested (v.)

When police take someone to the police station because they broke the law

Example:The police arrested the man for stealing a car.

site (n.)

A place where something is happening or being built

Example:The workers are at the construction site today.

Practice A2 words in a crossword→