Paris firefighters condole Iranian counterparts

EghtesadOnline: Deputy Commander of Paris Firefighters, General Jean Claude Gallet, attended Iran’s Embassy in the French capital to sign a memorial book for the Iranian firefighters, martyred in the tragic collapse of Plasco trade center in Tehran.

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27 January 2017

Gallet on Wednesday extended condolences to Iranians on martyrdom of the courageous firefighters who lost their lives on January 19 while trying to put out a huge fire in Tehran's first high-rise building which was burning in a fatal fire.

Hailing braveries of the killed firefighters, the French official said that their devotion can serve as a source of inspiration for the firefighters across the world, IRNA reported.

Fire broke out in the 9th floor of the 17-storey iconic building and led to its total collapse while firefighters were inside the building trying to extinguish the fatal fire which had trapped a number of people.

Search operation is still underway to find more bodies of the missing firefighters and citizens.

So far the death toll of the tragic incident rose to 15 (11 firefighters and four civilians).