Tehran mayor says 20 firefighters dead in high-rise collapse
Tehran's mayor said more than 20 firefighters had been killed when the city's oldest high-rise collapsed following a fire on Friday.
Jan 19, 2017, 23:46 PM ISTMany Iran firefighters feared trapped in building collapse
Some 200 had been tackling the blaze at the Plasco building, which dated from the 1960s and included a shopping centre and clothing workshops.
Jan 19, 2017, 18:10 PM ISTIran`s oldest high-rise building collapses in fire
Iran`s oldest high-rise, the 15-storey Plasco building in downtown Tehran, collapsed live on TV on Thursday after a fire engulfed its top floors.
Jan 19, 2017, 14:15 PM IST