A high-rise building in Tehran engulfed by a fire collapsed on Thursday, killing at least 30 firefighters and injuring some 75 people, state media reported. According to Euronews, the government then withdrew this information. It is not clear what has happened except that the tower, which anchored a shopping plaza, was struck by fire and after several hours of firefighting, it fell. The disaster struck the Plasco building, a landmark structure in central Tehran just north of the capital’s sprawling bazaar. Firefighters, soldiers and other emergency responders dug through the rubble, looking for survivors.
AVALANCHE HIT HOTEL
And an avalanche has struck a ski hotel in the Abruzzo district of Italy, killing at least one person.
