Accidents and Natural Disasters

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Crisis

Thousands of Floot-Hit People in Southeastern Iran Receive Relief Aid

IFP Media Wire -
Over 10,600 flood victims have received relief aid by the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) in the southeastern province of Sistan and Balouchestan as rescue operation continues, a provincial official said Saturday.
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IRGC Construction Base Actively Involved in Plasco Building’s Rescue Operations

IFP Editorial Staff -
The forces of IRGC’s Construction Base have been actively involved in debris removal and rescue operations at the scene of the Plasco building incident since a few hours after the collapse, an official noted.
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Those behind Plasco Building Fire to Be Punished: Minister

IFP Editorial Staff -
Iran’s Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli said on Wednesday that all perpetrators of the tragic fire and collapse of Plasco Building in Tehran will be identified and certainly be brought to justice.
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Plasco Indecent Results from People’s Irrational, Irresponsible Votes

IFP Editorial Staff -
Following the tragic collapse of Plasco Building, many Iranian media outlets have sharply criticized the presence of Iranian artists and athletes in Tehran’s City Council - thanks to public votes - while they do not possess sufficient expertise and efficiency for managing urban affairs.
Healthcare

Heart of Firefighter Killed in Plasco Tragedy Donated after His Death

IFP Editorial Staff -
The heart of Behnam Mirzakhani, a 25-year-old Iranian fireman who was brain-dead in the Plasco building collapse, have been donated to a patient.
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Iran Postpones Funeral of Firefighters Killed in Plasco Collapse

IFP Editorial Staff -
A funeral ceremony that was due to be held on Thursday for the firefighters who lost their lives in the tragic collapse of a high-rise building in Tehran has been delayed for a couple of days, an Iranian official announced.
Cinema

I Wish I Could Learn of My Film’s Oscar Nomination in a Better Time: Farhadi

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Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi says he wished he could hear the news of his film’s nomination in the 2017 Academy Awards in a time not filled with the sorrow of Plasco tragedy.
IFP Exclusive

Plasco Incident’s Heroes Commemorated in Iran’s Football League

IFP Editorial Staff -
The 18th week of Iran’s Persian Gulf Pro League was completely overshadowed by the collapse of the ageing high-rise, called Plasco Building, in downtown Tehran last week.
Local

People in Iran Question Competency of Tehran Mayor after Plasco Building Collapse

IFP Media Wire -
Following the collapse of an ageing high-rise in downtown Tehran last week, many Iranians have joined a campaign on social media, questioning the competency of the Tehran Mayor Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf.
IFP Exclusive

What Iran Can Learn from Plasco Building Collapse

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A US-based Iranian architect says people in Iran should call for tighter regulations on building construction and maintenance in the aftermath of the deadly Plasco Building collapse like what the US society did following the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in 1911.
IFP Exclusive

Efforts Underway to Find 11 Bank Safes in Collapsed Plasco Building

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Amid ongoing efforts to recover the bodies of at least 25 people entrapped under the rubble of Tehran’s collapsed Plasco Building, firefighters and rescue workers are also trying to find a number of bank safes belonging to a branch of Bank Tejarat located inside the old high-rise shopping centre.
Incidents

4 Bodies Detected in Rubble of Collapsed Plasco Building

IFP Media Wire -
As the operation to find the people stuck in the rubble of a collapsed building in downtown Tehran has entered the fifth consecutive day, rescue teams detected four new bodies under smoldering debris early Monday.
IFP Exclusive

Tragedy Tainted with Politics in Iran

IFP Editorial Staff -
Opportunists are putting a political spin on the recent collapse of Plasco high-rise building in Tehran for personal gain.
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A Fake Police Officer and a Thief Arrested in Plasco Building Collapse Site

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Amid firefighters and rescue workers’ ongoing attempts to find the bodies of those entrapped under the rubble of collapsed Plasco Building in central Tehran, the Police arrested a number of crooks who were trying to abuse the chaotic situation.
Incidents

Iranian Artists Pay Tribute to Firefighters Killed in Plasco Collapse

Fatemeh Askarieh -
A number of Iranian artists as well as dozens of citizens gathered in front of Tehran’s City Theatre to pay tribute to the selfless firefighters who lost their lives or suffered injuries in the recent collapse of Plasco Building.
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Thousands of Buildings in Tehran Unsafe: Councillors

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Nearly 3,000 buildings in Tehran are in the same condition as that of the Plasco Shopping Centre that collapsed on Thursday following a blaze, a member of Tehran City Council said.
IFP Exclusive

Tehran’s Collapsed Plasco Building ‘Permanently Closed’ in Google Map

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A red expression in Google Map shows that Plasco shopping centre in downtown Tehran, which collapsed on Thursday after a huge blaze, is now 'permanently closed'.
Asia

At Least 32 Killed after Passenger Train Derails in India

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At least 32 people were killed and 50 injured after nine coaches of a passenger train derailed in eastern India, police have said, in the latest disaster to hit the vast and accident-prone state railways.
Editor's Choice

World Sympathises with Iran Over Plasco Building Tragedy

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The deadly collapse of Iran's oldest high-rise building in downtown Tehran on Thursday morning has sparked emotional reactions from the international community.
IFP Exclusive

Iranians Commemorate Martyrs of Plasco Building Collapse

IFP Editorial Staff -
Iranian people gathered around fire stations across the country on Friday, January 20, to honour the heroism of the firefighters who lost their lives in the Plasco shopping centre’s collapse in downtorn Tehran.
Crisis

25 Feared Dead after Plasco Building Collapse

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An Iranian official announced that 16 firefighters and 9 others have gone missing in the deadly collapse of Plasco building in central Tehran, and efforts are underway to find the bodies.
Europe

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

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At least seven teenagers have lost their lives when a Hungarian bus crashed on a motorway in northern Italy, Italian media reported on Saturday.
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Iran’s President Visits Site of Collapsed High-Rise on National Day of Mourning

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As Iran is observing a national day of mourning on Saturday following the deadly collapse of Plasco building in central Tehran, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani visited the site of the collapsed high-rise in downtown Tehran to inspect the ongoing search and rescue operation there.
Local

Iran’s Leader Calls for All-Out Rescue Efforts after Plasco Building Collapse

IFP Media Wire -
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei expressed deep sorrow over the collapse of an old building in downtown Tehran in the wake of a massive fire, stressing that all efforts should be focused on rescuing those trapped under the debris.
IFP Exclusive

Mayor: All Citizens Evacuated from Plasco Building before Its Collapse

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The Mayor of Tehran Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf says all ordinary citizens and shop owners had been evacuated from the blazing Plasco building in central Tehran before its total collapse. Qalibaf asked people not to pay attention to rumours.
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