At least 20 firefighters killed in Tehran building collapse
At least 20 firefighters were killed when a 17-storey Tehran commercial building collapsed on top of them as they tried to put out a blaze, Iranian state television quoted the city's mayor as saying on Thursday. But there was confusion over the toll, as a fire department spokesman said soon afterwards that there was still a chance of finding them alive. Soldiers, sniffer dogs and rescue workers were searching the ruins of the Plasco building after it crashed down in a giant cloud of dust. The collapse was shown live on state television. One ...
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