High-Rise Fire, Building Collapse at Plasco Building During Firefighting Operations in Tehran; 35 Firefighters Missing • THU JAN 19, 2017 12:27 PM CT
Dozens of firefighters injured and more feared trapped after dramatic building collapse in Iran's capital of Tehran https://t.co/PVl9Fe4dNs pic.twitter.com/rZOod03d8G— CNN (@CNN) January 19, 2017
35 firefighters are missing after a multi-story building in Tehran collapsed around them as they battled a blaze https://t.co/YrRvTNDoG6— CNN International (@cnni) January 19, 2017
30 dead as blazing high-rise collapses in Tehran https://t.co/H2VHqOZI1z pic.twitter.com/9mNMCCFrLx— TODAY (@TODAYshow) January 19, 2017
Tehran high-rise collapses after being engulfed by fire https://t.co/Vlay7wIjOa— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) January 19, 2017
| Tehran's fire department spokesman Jalal Maleki told Islamic Republic of Iran News Network (IRINN) an estimated 20 to 30 firefighters were on the third floor of the high-rise Plasco building when it collapsed. -- CNN |
Police had previously blocked off streets around the 17-story structure, which was among the first high-rises built in the Iranian capital. About 200 firefighters were at the scene when the high-rise building collapsed. -- NBC |
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About 30 Iranian firefighters were killed after the Plasco high-rise building in Tehran caught fire and collapsed, Thursday.
COLLAPSE VIDEO: Iran's state-run Press TV says 30 firefighters have been killed in the collapse of a burning high-rise building in Tehran. Rescue operations after about 30 Iranian firefighters were trapped follwing the collapse of the Plasco high-rise building in Tehran Thursday. |
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