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2008 Pétion-Ville school collapse
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<p>The Pétion-Ville school collapse occurred on November 7, 2008, in <a href="/facts/P%25C3%25A9tion-Ville/Yk7A74Xt">Pétion-Ville</a>, a suburb of <a href="/facts/Port-au-Prince/09TIsqX6">Port-au-Prince</a>, <a href="/facts/Haiti/yjgyeK9w">Haiti</a>, when the church-operated Collège La Promesse Évangélique ("The Evangelical Promise School") collapsed at around 10:00 a.m. local time (15:00 GMT). About 700 students from kindergarten through high school attended the school; however, it is unclear how many were in the three-story building when it collapsed. At least 93 people, mostly children, were confirmed killed, and over 150 injured. At least 35 students, 13 girls and 22 boys, were rescued from the rubble alive on November 8. </p>