30 Fire Fighters Killed As Blaze Topples Tehran’s Oldest Trade Tower 

Tehran’s oldest building is now a rubble - Sakshi Post

At least 30 Iranian fire fighters were killed in a blaze that brought down a multi-storeyed commercial building in Tehran.

Between 50 to 100 people were believed to have been trapped under the rubble and nearby buildings, including the embassies of Turkey and Britain, have been evacuated.

The building, Plasco building in South Tehran, is one of the oldest buildings in the city and the 17-storeyed building came down in a matter of seconds, with a thick plume of smoke instantly rising over the site. The fire spread through the building in the early hours of Thursday, despite efforts by Tehran fire fighters to put out the blaze, Iranian state news agency IRNA reported, adding that Plasco Trade Centre was the biggest in the Iranian capital. The commercial tower, located on Jomhoori Avenue, was built in 1962 and named after a plastics manufacturing company. The Plasco building includes a shopping mall and clothing workshops.

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