Termite problem: A section of the ceiling of the wooden building collapsed in SK Ayer Itam in Kampung Melayu, Ayer Itam. — ZAINUDIN AHAD/The Star
GEORGE TOWN: Fifteen pupils of a primary school in Ayer Itam escaped in the nick of time when an alert teacher evacuated them from their classroom after hearing cracking sounds from the ceiling.
Soon after, a section of the ceiling of the wooden double-storey building in SK Ayer Itam collapsed at about 8am yesterday.
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