Chilean firefighters sympathize with martyrs of Plasco collapse

EghtesadOnline: Chilean firefighters voiced their deep grief over the sad incident of Tehran Plasco Trade Center fire which resulted in collapse of the building.

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24 January 2017

A group of firefighters from Santiago in Chile on Monday laying down a wreath of flowers shared sympathy with the bereaved families of the victims of the tragic incident.

Iran's flag was flown at half-mast as a sign of mourning on Iranian embassy in Chile on January 21, IRNA reported.

Plasco Trade Center, the 17-storey building collapsed in downtown Tehran on January 19 while a number of firefighters were inside the building to rescue those trapped in the huge fire.

Plasco, built in 1962, was the first high-rise building in the Iranian capital.