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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Fire at a shopping center in Iran kills 8 people and injures dozens
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A fire in a shopping center near Iran's capital killed eight people and injured 40, Tehran’s emergency service department said Wednesday.
Eight killed, dozens injured in Iran shopping centre fire
Eight killed, dozens injured in Iran shopping centre fire At least eight people were killed and 36 were injured after a fire tore through the Arghavan shopping centre in Andisheh, west of Tehran, on Tuesday, according to Iranian media reports. The blaze spread rapidly through the complex, with footage carried by state outlets showing large sections of the building engulfed in flames. Iranian newspaper Mizan reported the fire was caused by flamm…
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