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 |
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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