US EditionBBC Verify: Videos show massive fire at market in Iran's Tehran
- On Tuesday, a massive fire erupted at a bazaar in western Tehran's Jannat Abad neighbourhood, and Tehran emergency services said the blaze has been brought under control with smoke-removal underway.
- Officials cautioned that online reports of explosions remain unverified, the cause of the fire was not immediately clear, and earlier gas-related incidents in Jannatabad are not linked.
- Video from the scene showed heavy plumes of black smoke drifting over traffic and the market, a well-known shopping area of about 2,000 square metres, was quickly evacuated.
- Tehran emergency services operations commander Mohammad Behnia said crews worked to contain flames while firefighters and emergency teams were deployed and residents were advised to avoid the zone.
- The blaze was visible across parts of Tehran, officials and footage showed, and State TV said firefighters were dispatched immediately to the site, spokesman Jalal Maleki confirmed.
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Fire ’under control’ at bazaar in western Tehran
A massive fire that broke out Tuesday at a bazaar west of the Iranian capital has been brought under control, authorities said, with the cause of the blaze unclear. Footage showed thick plumes of black smoke billowing into the sky in the morning and blanketing the surrounding area. But the fire had "so far resulted in no injuries", Tehran emergency services operations commander Mohammad Behnia said. The blaze erupted at a market in the Jannat Ab…
The fire "did not cause, until now, any injuries," says a source of Terão's emergency services. The calls went off in a local market in the village of Jannat Abad, a densely occupied area.
A large fire almost completely destroyed a bazaar in Tehran. The fire brigade has now brought the fire under control. Several people suffered smoke and gas poisoning. The cause of the fire is still unexplained.
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