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| Dozens feared trapped after 10-storey building collapses in Iran | Dozens feared trapped after 10-storey building collapses in Iran |
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| Six people have been killed and dozens more are thought to be trapped after an unfinished building collapsed in south-west Iran, state media report. | Six people have been killed and dozens more are thought to be trapped after an unfinished building collapsed in south-west Iran, state media report. |
| The Iranian Red Crescent said rescue teams had pulled 32 survivors from the rubble of the 10-storey Metropol office block in Abadan. | The Iranian Red Crescent said rescue teams had pulled 32 survivors from the rubble of the 10-storey Metropol office block in Abadan. |
| Pictures showed that concrete floors and steel beams had fallen on to the street below, crushing several cars. | Pictures showed that concrete floors and steel beams had fallen on to the street below, crushing several cars. |
| Officials said the cause of the collapse was being investigated. | Officials said the cause of the collapse was being investigated. |
| Local prosecutor Hamid Maranipour said both the Metropol's owner and the building contractor had been arrested. | Local prosecutor Hamid Maranipour said both the Metropol's owner and the building contractor had been arrested. |
| عملیات جست‌وجوی و نجات حادثه‌دیدگان ریزش ساختمان ۱۰ طبقه واقع در ته لنجی #آبادان با ١٢ تيم امداد و‌نجات از شهرستان‌های آبادان، خرمشهر، دشت آزادگان، ماهشهر، شادگان، واکنش سریع استان و آنست ادامه دارد. ۵۰ نیروی امدادی از شهرهای همجوار برای اعزام به محل حادثه آماده‌باش هستند. pic.twitter.com/KBOZFsBVCM | عملیات جست‌وجوی و نجات حادثه‌دیدگان ریزش ساختمان ۱۰ طبقه واقع در ته لنجی #آبادان با ١٢ تيم امداد و‌نجات از شهرستان‌های آبادان، خرمشهر، دشت آزادگان، ماهشهر، شادگان، واکنش سریع استان و آنست ادامه دارد. ۵۰ نیروی امدادی از شهرهای همجوار برای اعزام به محل حادثه آماده‌باش هستند. pic.twitter.com/KBOZFsBVCM |
| State news agency Irna reported that the building was located on Abadan's busiest commercial street, and that its lower floors had been open for a few days while construction work continued above. | State news agency Irna reported that the building was located on Abadan's busiest commercial street, and that its lower floors had been open for a few days while construction work continued above. |
| Witnesses said the collapse, which happened at around 12:40 local time (08:10 GMT), was sudden. | Witnesses said the collapse, which happened at around 12:40 local time (08:10 GMT), was sudden. |
| "I thought it was an earthquake at first," Ahmad, a shop owner, told the Associated Press. | "I thought it was an earthquake at first," Ahmad, a shop owner, told the Associated Press. |
| The Iranian Red Crescent said 17 rescue teams from Abadan and neighbouring cities rushed to the scene along with more than a dozen ambulances. | The Iranian Red Crescent said 17 rescue teams from Abadan and neighbouring cities rushed to the scene along with more than a dozen ambulances. |
| It initially feared that at least 80 people were trapped in the rubble, but after several hours rescuers lowered the missing to "tens" of people. | It initially feared that at least 80 people were trapped in the rubble, but after several hours rescuers lowered the missing to "tens" of people. |
| The Metropol building was located on one of Abadan's busiest commercial streets | The Metropol building was located on one of Abadan's busiest commercial streets |
| The Mehr news agency said most of those who were trapped had been shopping on the ground floor of one of the finished parts of the building. | The Mehr news agency said most of those who were trapped had been shopping on the ground floor of one of the finished parts of the building. |
| Later on Monday afternoon, angry residents took to the streets to protest against the actions of local authorities. A video showed them shouting: "Today is a day of mourning for poor Abadan". | Later on Monday afternoon, angry residents took to the streets to protest against the actions of local authorities. A video showed them shouting: "Today is a day of mourning for poor Abadan". |
| In another video, a crowd appeared to run after the city's mayor, Hossein Hamidpour, near the scene of the collapse. | In another video, a crowd appeared to run after the city's mayor, Hossein Hamidpour, near the scene of the collapse. |
| In 2017, at least 20 people were killed, including 16 firefighters, when the 17-storey Plasco building in Tehran caught fire and then collapsed. | In 2017, at least 20 people were killed, including 16 firefighters, when the 17-storey Plasco building in Tehran caught fire and then collapsed. |