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Iranians Commemorate Martyrs of Plasco Building Collapse

Plasco

Iranian people accorded respect to the memory of the martyrs by lighting candles and laying wreaths at the stations, according to a Farsi report by ISNA.

 

Many people also flocked to blood transfusion centres to donate their blood following the incident.

Morteza Tabatabaei, the director general of Tehran Blood Transfusion Centre, said 2,800 Tehrani citizens have volunteered for blood donation at the city’s blood transfusion centres over the past two days (Thursday and Friday), of which 2,300 have managed to donate their blood.

People’s move was aimed at helping save those who have been injured in the tragic incident.

The high-rise building caught fire on early Thursday and came down only hours later, blockading 25 to 30 people under the rubble.

As many as 200 firefighters had been deployed to the site to put out the fire.

The building was one of the Iranian capital’s oldest high-rises, which was housing 600 production workshops, 400 of which were being used for making shirts.

The damage from the collapse is estimated to stand at around $463 million.

Iranian Newspapers Mourn for Victims of Plasco Building Collapse

Several people, including at least 16 firefighters, are feared dead after the Thursday collapse of Plasco building in central Tehran. Newspapers on Saturday dedicated their front pages to the victims of this tragic incident.

Here are the selected papers that highlighted the collapse of Plasco building:

19 Dey:

1- Tehran’s Heart Collapses

Iranian Newspapers Mourn for Victims of Plasco Building Collapse


 

Abrar:

1- Is It How the “Municipality” Works?!

2- Great Men Who Melted in Fire of People’s Love

3- People Have Not Yet Forgotten Train Disaster

4- Tehran Lost One of Its Symbols

Iranian Newspapers Mourn for Victims of Plasco Building Collapse


Abrar-e Eqtesadi:

1- Iran’s Clothing Industry in Coma: Plasco Collapse Leads to Unemployment of at Least 4,000

Iranian Newspapers Mourn for Victims of Plasco Building Collapse


Afkar:

1- Plasco: A Lump in Tehran’s Throat

Iranian Newspapers Mourn for Victims of Plasco Building Collapse


 

Aftab-e Yazd:

1- This Endless Sadness and Distress

2- Government Declares Today a National Day of Mourning

3- Debris Removal Operation Will Go on for 3 or 5 Days

4- The Main Pain [Editorial]

Iranian Newspapers Mourn for Victims of Plasco Building Collapse


 

Amin:

1- Nostalgia Turned into Tragedy: Plasco Collapses

Iranian Newspapers Mourn for Victims of Plasco Building Collapse


 

Arman-e Emrooz:

1- Tehran’s Ambiguous Future

2- Ayatollah Rafsanjani’s Family: Our Sorrow Was Doubled

Iranian Newspapers Mourn for Victims of Plasco Building Collapse


 

Asr-e Iranian:

1- Plasco Collapses, Tehran Wears Black

Iranian Newspapers Mourn for Victims of Plasco Building Collapse


 

Bahar:

1- Rubble of Imprudence: Tehran in Grief, Firefighters Burn

Iranian Newspapers Mourn for Victims of Plasco Building Collapse


 

Besharat-e Now:

1- Tehran Crying over Rubble of Sorrow

Iranian Newspapers Mourn for Victims of Plasco Building Collapse


 

Donya-ye Eqtesad:

1- Lessons to Be Taken from Plasco: 5,000 Similar Threats in Tehran

Iranian Newspapers Mourn for Victims of Plasco Building Collapse


 

Emtiaz:

1- For Plasco Heroes: Heroes Who Fought Fire with Inadequate Equipment

Iranian Newspapers Mourn for Victims of Plasco Building Collapse


 

Etemad:

1- Tehran on Fire: Blaze and Collapse of Plasco Building, and Firefighters’ Sacrifice Lead to a Tragedy

2- Tears and Shock in Fire Stations

Iranian Newspapers Mourn for Victims of Plasco Building Collapse


 

Ettela’at:

1- Iranian Nation in Grief for National Heroes: Unknown Number of Selfless Firefighters Trapped under Rubble

Iranian Newspapers Mourn for Victims of Plasco Building Collapse


 

Ghanoon:

1- The Butterfly Flies into Flames for Your Sake, You Candle, Have Some Respect for the Butterfly [a poem by Iranian poet Vahshi Bafghi]

Iranian Newspapers Mourn for Victims of Plasco Building Collapse


 

Haft-e Sobh:

1- Tehran, January 19, 2017: Day of Suffering

2- Good for a Nation that Has Heroes

Iranian Newspapers Mourn for Victims of Plasco Building Collapse


 

Hamdeli:

1- Fire of Heaven: World Praises Iranian Firefighters

Iranian Newspapers Mourn for Victims of Plasco Building Collapse


 

Hamshahri:

1- City’s Heart Burns: 21 Firefighters Entrapped after Blaze and Total Collapse of Plasco Building

Iranian Newspapers Mourn for Victims of Plasco Building Collapse


 

Hemayat:

1- Iran Mourning for Selfless Firefighters: 54-Year-Old Plasco High-Rise Turned to a Bunch of Ash and Steel

Iranian Newspapers Mourn for Victims of Plasco Building Collapse


 

Iran:

1- Painful Incident Is a Source of Sorrow, Regret, and Deep Concern for Me: Iran’s Leader

2- Battle of Honour and Fire: Firefighters’ Sacrifice in Plasco Disaster Surprises Iran and the World

3- President Rouhani Calls for Immediate Action to Recover the Injured and Compensate for Damages

4- Parliament Speaker Calls on Parliamentary Commissions to Probe into the Incident

Iranian Newspapers Mourn for Victims of Plasco Building Collapse


Jame Jam:

1- Iran’s Leader: Courage and Sacrifice of Our Firefighters Fills Our Hearts with Admiration and also Concern and Sorrow; All Efforts Should Be Focused on Rescuing the Entrapped People

2- Iran in Grief for Men of Fire

Iranian Newspapers Mourn for Victims of Plasco Building Collapse


Javan:

1- Pain of Plasco: Iran’s Rescue History to Remember Firefighters’ Efforts

Iranian Newspapers Mourn for Victims of Plasco Building Collapse


Jomhouri Eslami:

1- Disaster in Tehran’s Oldest Commercial Building

2- Nonstop Debris Removal and Inspection Continues in the Site

Iranian Newspapers Mourn for Victims of Plasco Building Collapse


Ka’enat:

1- Sequence of Sorrow: Plasco Building Incident Saddens Iran’s Society

Iranian Newspapers Mourn for Victims of Plasco Building Collapse


Kar-o Kargar:

1- Hell Day of Plasco

Iranian Newspapers Mourn for Victims of Plasco Building Collapse


Kayhan:

1- Selfless Firefighters Did Their Best: 17-Storey Plasco Building Collapses

Iranian Newspapers Mourn for Victims of Plasco Building Collapse


 

Khorasan:

1- Feeling of Grief over Deaths of Selfless People

Iranian Newspapers Mourn for Victims of Plasco Building Collapse

 


Mardom Salari:

1- Tehran’s Heart Collapsed: Plasco Rubble, a Warning for Capital City

Iranian Newspapers Mourn for Victims of Plasco Building Collapse


 

Nasl-e Farda:

1- Saddest Day of Tehran

2- Bitter End of Plasco Building

3- Society’s Mental Health under Fire of Plasco

Iranian Newspapers Mourn for Victims of Plasco Building Collapse


 

Payam-e Zaman:

1- Firefighters Always on Frontline of Sacrifice

Iranian Newspapers Mourn for Victims of Plasco Building Collapse


Quds:

1- I’m Standing Like a Candle, Don’t Try to Make Me Afraid of Fire

Iranian Newspapers Mourn for Victims of Plasco Building Collapse


 

Rah-e Mardom:

1- Plasco Fire Burns 80 Million Iranians

Iranian Newspapers Mourn for Victims of Plasco Building Collapse


 

Rooyesh-e Mellat:

1- Condolences: Iran’s Cabinet Declares Saturday as National Day of Mourning

2- Friday Prayers Leader: Iran’s Establishment Should Always Be Prepared for Unexpected Incidents

Iranian Newspapers Mourn for Victims of Plasco Building Collapse


 

Roozegar-e Ma:

1- The Fire that Was Not Extinguished

Iranian Newspapers Mourn for Victims of Plasco Building Collapse


 

Saheb Qalam:

1- Firefighter Eagles Die on Their Feet

Iranian Newspapers Mourn for Victims of Plasco Building Collapse


 

San’at:

1- Iran in Shock

2- Beating Heart of Tehran’s Clothing Industry Turns to Ashes

Iranian Newspapers Mourn for Victims of Plasco Building Collapse


 

Sepid:

1- Tehran’s Heart under the Rubble: Plasco, the Tragic Fate of Tehran’s Nostalgia

Iranian Newspapers Mourn for Victims of Plasco Building Collapse


 

Setareh Sobh:

1- Tehran’s 54-Year-Old Highest Building Collapses

Iranian Newspapers Mourn for Victims of Plasco Building Collapse


 

Shahrvand:

1- Debris Removal Goes on, People Are Worried about Entrapped Firefighters

Iranian Newspapers Mourn for Victims of Plasco Building Collapse


 

Shargh:

1- Iran’s Leader Urges Officials to Continue Their Hard Work and Fulfil Their Duties

Iranian Newspapers Mourn for Victims of Plasco Building Collapse


Siasat-e Rooz:

1- Disaster in Capital City’s Heart

2- Stand Up Brave Man [Editorial]

Iranian Newspapers Mourn for Victims of Plasco Building Collapse


Sobh-e Now:

1- City’s Heroes: Firefighters Did All They Could in Plasco

Iranian Newspapers Mourn for Victims of Plasco Building Collapse


Ta’adol:

1- Disaster in Capital City

Iranian Newspapers Mourn for Victims of Plasco Building Collapse


Tafahom:

1- Crisis HQ Spokesman: Conditions Are Critical under the Rubble

2- Firefighters Extinguish Fire of Some People’s Careless Behaviour

Iranian Newspapers Mourn for Victims of Plasco Building Collapse


Tamashagaran:

1- Death of Urban Management

2- From Online Cries to Shouts under Rubble: Plasco Ruins and Angry People’s Reaction in Social Media

Iranian Newspapers Mourn for Victims of Plasco Building Collapse


Tejarat:

1- Rubble of Grief

Iranian Newspapers Mourn for Victims of Plasco Building Collapse


Vaghaye Ettefaghieh:

1- Old Tehran’s Heart Broken

2- We Are Embarrassed, that’s All [Editorial by Iranian MP]

Iranian Newspapers Mourn for Victims of Plasco Building Collapse


Vatan-e Emrooz:

1- Flight of Phoenix: 20 Firefighters Lose Their Lives in Blaze and Collapse of Plasco Building

Iranian Newspapers Mourn for Victims of Plasco Building Collapse

25 Feared Dead after Plasco Building Collapse

Plasco

According to a report by IFP, Jalal Maleki, the Iranian Firefighting Department Spokesman, announced that the bodies of two firefighters have been taken out of the collapsed Plasco building’s rubble.

Therefore, he added, the number of firefighters who have lost their lives so far is increased to three.

He also pointed to the number of people reported to be missing, and declared that the maximum number of victims will be 25 in case no one survives the deadly collapse.

Meanwhile, the debris removal operation is still underway, and according to Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, the Mayor of Tehran, the complete removal of Plasco building debris will take five or six days.

Turkish Parliament Approves Constitutional Reform Bill

Turkish Parliament

Erdogan says the reform will provide stability in the European Union candidate country at a time of turmoil and prevent a return to the fragile coalitions of the past. His opponents fear it will herald increasingly authoritarian rule.

The bill was approved with 339 votes, parliament said on its official Twitter account Saturday. The legislation needed at least 330 deputies in the 550-member assembly to support it in order to go to a public vote.

The reform would enable the president to issue decrees, declare emergency rule, appoint ministers and top state officials and dissolve parliament – powers that the two main opposition parties say strip away balances to Erdogan’s power.

Iran’s Delegation Arrives in Astana for Syria Peace Talks

Astana

The Iranian delegation, led by Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Jaberi Ansari, left Tehran for Almaty on Friday night, and will enter Astana today for Syria peace discussions, slated for January 23 and 24.

The Iranian diplomats are going to hold talks with Russian and Turkish delegations in Astana today for the purpose of paving the way for the peace negotiations.

Hosted by the Kazakh government and overseen by Russia, Iran and Turkey, the forthcoming talks will see the Syrian government and the armed opposition groups discuss a way out of the crisis that has gripped the Arab country for six years.

The discussions intend to build on a nationwide ceasefire that has largely held despite escalating violence across several battlefronts in Syria in recent days.

Syria has been gripped by civil war since March 2011 with various terrorist groups, including Daesh (ISIL), currently controlling parts of it.

Diplomatic efforts to end fighting in Syria have gained momentum in recent weeks with the announcement of a ceasefire in the Arab country earlier this month.

The truce, which has been negotiated between Russia, Iran, Turkey, the Damascus government and the Syrian opposition, excludes terrorist groups such as Daesh and Jabhat Fateh al-Sham.

Bomb Blast in Pakistan Kills 20, Wounds Over 50

pakistan

The bomb hit the crowded vegetable market in Parachinar city, the capital of Kurram tribal district on the Afghan border where officials said the death toll was expected to rise.

Government official Shahid Khan said explosion took place when the market crowded with retailers buying fruits and vegetables from a wholesale shop. He said the nature of the explosion is being investigated.

At least 20 people have been killed and 50 wounded, a senior government official in Parachinar, told Press Trust of India.

The blast was caused by an IED (improvised explosive device) which was hidden in a vegetable box.

No group has claimed responsibility yet.

Parachinar is the capital of Kurram tribal region which has been the scene of high terrorist activities in the past years. Army carried out massive operation against terrorists here but they still have capacity to strike.

Aleppo Water Supply Cut Off by ISIS

Syria Water Crisis

While the Syrian administration has announced that the water cut in Aleppo has been due to problems in pumping stations, the citizens believe that the ISIS terrorist group has cut off the water to exert pressure on the government, which is fighting terrorists in Palmyra and Deir ez-Zor

According to a Farsi report by ISNA, mixed reports are heard on the reasons behind the ongoing water cut in Aleppo. The Syrian Human Rights Watch stated that the water of Euphrates which reached Aleppo after passing through the refinery of Al-Khafsah has been cut off. This station is controlled by ISIS.

Some sources declared that the water cut was because of problems in electricity networks of refineries in eastern Aleppo; the inhabitants accuse the Syrian administration of “making pretexts”, though: according to certain sources, ISIS has stopped the pumping of water in Al-Forat and Al-Khafsah refineries.

Dissident sources indicated that some local authorities, such as tribal leaders, often mediate between the Syrian administration and ISIS to open irrigation canals.

The drinking water of Aleppo was cut in its main source by ISIS for three days late in last December. The governor of Aleppo, the Syrian Red Crescent and local authorities had to intervene to end the water cut.

The residents of Damascus are not in better conditions, either: they have had no water for 25 days. After the Nusra Front and other terrorists invaded the Syrian capital, the water supply of this city was cut off as well. The efforts of Syrian army to gain control in Wadi Barada and repair the damaged canals and networks have been unsuccessful.

Drone Targeted by Tehran Anti-Aircraft Belongs to Advertising Agency

Drone

According to a Farsi report by Mashregh, Tehran Police Information Centre announced that the small drone shot by anti-aircraft forces on Monday was being used by a filmmaking company to produce promotional materials.

Further investigations are being conducted on the drone that was shooed away while flying in no-fly zone in central Tehran.

It should be noted that any “flying objet” must have required permits from regulatory bodies to be allowed to fly in Iran’s sky for whatever reason, including shooting, film footage, and making documentary films.

7 Teenagers Dead, Dozens Rushed to Hospital after Italy Bus Crash

Italy-Bus

Dozens of injured were rushed to hospital following the accident near Verona on Friday night, which happened when the vehicle struck a pylon and caught fire, according to emergency workers cited in the reports.

The website of Corriere della Sera newspaper said seven bodies had been recovered from the wreckage but added that the death toll could climb, with a number of passengers missing.

The bus had been carrying around 50 passengers, 15 of whom were unaccounted for. The people on board were Hungarians aged between 14 and 18, Corriere della Sera said.

The bus crash caps a tragic week for Italy in which an avalanche buried a hotel in the Rigopiano resort in Gran Sasso mountains.

2 Suicide Bombers Blow Themselves Up in Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah

Jeddah

The exchange of fire and suicidal attacks happened in Al-Harazat district in eastern Jeddah, according to a Farsi report by Al-Alam.

Local sources said there was also an explosion in a building after it was sieged by security forces.

Smoke can also be seen in the footage released of the armed fight and gunshots in Jeddah.

Saudi officials have yet to comment on the fight.