Tehran fire: Many feared dead as high-rise collapses

Numerous firefighters are dreaded dead after a point of interest elevated structure in Iran's capital, Tehran, burst into flames and broken down, state media report.

Two hundred had fought the burst in the 17-story Plasco working for a few hours before it tumbled to the ground in a matter of seconds.

More than 200 individuals were additionally purportedly harmed in the episode.

Finished in 1962, the building was at one time Tehran's tallest and contained a strip mall and garments workshops.

The fire supposedly started around 08:00 (04:30 GMT) on Thursday, when a hefty portion of the retailers were not inside.

Starting photographs indicated flares and smoke spilling out of the top floors.


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Firefighters had struggled the burst for a few hours before the crumple

Ten fire stations reacted to the blast and state TV detailed that many firefighters were inside the building when the north divider crumpled, quickly cutting down the entire structure.

"It resembled a blood and guts film," a nearby basic supply shop proprietor, who was compelled to clear the territory by police, told the Reuters news office. "The building broken down before me."

Crisis Medical Services boss Pir-Hossein Kolivand told the authority Irna news organization that numerous firefighters were dreaded dead however did not give a correct figure.

The state-run English Press TV channel refered to an official as saying that between 50 to 100 individuals were accepted to have been caught under the rubble.