Tehran fire: dozens of firefighters killed after tower collapses

[muriel_volestrangler]

Source: The Guardian

A high-rise Tehran building engulfed by a fire has collapsed, killing at least 30 firefighters and injuring 75 other people, according to state media reports.

Firefighters had been battling the blaze at the Plasco building, a landmark structure in the centre of the Iranian capital, for several hours when it collapsed.

Press TV announced the firefighters’ deaths, without giving a source for the information.

State television said 30 civilians were injured in the disaster, while the state-run IRNA news agency said 45 firefighters had been hurt.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jan/19/tehran-fire-firefighters-killed-tower-collapses-iran

[Cooley Hurd]

1. My thoughts are with the people of Iran, their first-responders and their families...

[BumRushDaShow]

2. OMG

Just looked at the video. That building wasn't that old. I am wondering if some of the recent small earthquakes in the area had shifted it off its foundation enough to crack its infrastructure. The country itself is pretty seismically active.

[Mosby]

3. The building

The building was designed by Jewish architect Habib Elghanin. Elghanin was shot by firing squad in 1979 by Iranian revolutionaries. He was falsely accused of being a "Zionist spy."