Fire at a shopping center in Iran kills 8 people and injures dozens
Firefighters largely contained the blaze as authorities investigated the cause, Iranian media said, and some reports said the fire injured 10 people.
- A fire in the Arghavan shopping center in Andisheh town, Tehran province, killed eight people and injured 36, state television reported Wednesday.
- The blaze started Tuesday in the multistory building as authorities began investigating its unknown cause, according to the semi-official Fars news agency.
- Iran's state broadcaster IRIB reported the fire department had the blaze "largely contained," while Iranian media footage showed heavy smoke billowing from the Arghavan site.
- While early reports on Tuesday indicated at least 10 injuries, the confirmed toll by Wednesday reached eight deaths and 36 injuries according to state television.
- The incident occurred amid a fragile Iran-US ceasefire, though officials indicate no link between the blaze and the May 4 exchange of fire between the two nations.
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A fire has devastated a shopping mall in Tehran, killing eight people and injuring many others as the flames spread rapidly.
Fire at commercial complex near Tehran kills 11 and injures dozens
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Shopping center fire kills at least eight people in Iran
TEHRAN — A deadly fire at a shopping center west of the Iranian capital Tehran has claimed eight lives and left at least 40 people injured, according to emergency officials. The fire broke out on Tuesday at the Arghavan shopping centre in Andisheh town in Tehran province, according to state broadcaster IRIB. The cause of the fire remains unknown, and authorities have launched an investigation into the incident. Visuals aired on television showed…
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