Five dead in fire at shopping centre west of Tehran, Iranian media says
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A screen grab from a video posted online shows flames and smoke rising from a shopping centre in Tehran on May 5.
PHOTO: REUTERS
- A fire in a Tehran shopping centre killed at least three people and injured 26. Iranian media reported the incident on May 5, stating the blaze was "largely contained".
- The fire's cause remains unknown, according to Fars news agency. Video footage, verified by Reuters, showed a heavy plume of smoke rising from the site.
- The incident occurred amid renewed pressure on the fragile Iran-US ceasefire, following an exchange of fire between the two sides on May 4.
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LONDON - At least five people died and 26 were hurt after a fire broke out in a shopping centre west of Tehran, Iranian media reported on May 5.
The local fire department said the cladding of the building was flammable and this contributed to a rapid spread of flames, the judiciary’s Mizan news agency reported.
Iranian media, including Mizan, showed video of a plume of heavy smoke rising from the site.
Iran’s state broadcaster, IRIB, cited the fire department as saying that the fire had been “largely contained”.
Reuters was able to verify the location by the buildings, utility poles, trees and road layout that matched archive and satellite imagery of the area.
The fire broke out as a fragile ceasefire between Iran and the United States comes under renewed pressure following an exchange of fire between the two sides on May 4. REUTERS
