As per reports, a fire outbreak was reported at a school in Sirikot village of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s (KP) Haripur district on Monday (27 May). Around 1,400 students were evacuated from the premises. Fire and rescue officials, fire tenders, vehicles of the Haripur and Ghazi Tehsil Municipal Administrations (TMAs) were also present at the site.

No casualties have been reported so far. Heavy smoke emission was reported and the building was reportedly engulfed by the fire. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained.