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At least 38 people hurt as blazing Tehran high-rise building collapses

Reuters
Reuters
19/01/2017
09:04 MYT
At least 38 people hurt as blazing Tehran high-rise building collapses
Iranians watch the Plasco iconic building where smokes rise from its windows, in central Tehran, Iran, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017. A high-rise building in Tehran engulfed by a fire collapsed Thursday. - AP Photo/Vahid Salemi
At least 38 people were injured when a high-rise building in Tehran collapsed in a fire, state television reported on Thursday.
"The building is one of the oldest buildings in Tehran. The Plasco building is a very old building in southern Tehran. It is mostly a commercial building," state TV said.
"At least 38 people were injured and hospitalised but most of them have been discharged."
Police have cordoned off the area and rescue teams were on their way to the scene, state TV reported.
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