Dozens Dead After High-Rise on Fire Collapsed in Tehran - Reports

Up to 30 people have been killed, 75 injured after a high-rise building caught fire and collapsed in Tehran, Iran on Thursday, according to Press-TV.

#پلاسکو پیر چند ساعت بیشتر دوام نیاورد
تصاویری از بقایای پلاسکو pic.twitter.com/D673TjBynS

— H.Soleimani (@MashreghNews_ir) January 19, 2017

The information about the casualties varies. Iran's state-run Press TV announced the firefighters' deaths, without giving a source for the information. Local Iranian state television said 30 civilians were injured in the disaster, while the state-run IRNA news agency said 45 firefighters had been injured.

URGENT: Footage shows the moment of major commercial building collapses in Iran's capital Tehran after hours of severe blaze pic.twitter.com/89GPmRa3GU

— Press TV (@PressTV) January 19, 2017

Built in the early 1960s, the 17-story tower was the tallest building in the city at the time of its construction. It was considered to be an iconic structure.

12-story #Plasco building collapses after #blazehttps://t.co/NDxnADXARW#پلاسکو pic.twitter.com/IaSrjKfTGp

— Iran (@Iran) January 19, 2017

The tweet below shows what was happening inside the building moments before the collapse:

📸 تصاویر از داخل ساختمان #پلاسکو لحظاتی پیش از فرو ریختن pic.twitter.com/fct0S26pfJ

— خبرگزاری تسنیم (@Tasnimnews_Fa) January 19, 2017

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