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Iran to hold funeral for firefighters killed in Plasco collapse

Rescue teams and firemen remove the debris from the Plasco building in downtown Tehran on January 25, 2017. (Photos by AFP)

Hamid Javani
Press TV, Tehran

Iranians are preparing to hold a funeral procession for 16 firemen who were killed in the January 19 collapse of Tehran’s iconic Plasco building. Officials have launched an investigation. Critics say the disaster highlights the need to upgrade the firefighting department’s equipment.

 


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