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Tehran building fire, collapse

Iranian firefighters work at the scene of the Plasco building after it was engulfed by a fire and collapsed on Jan. 19, 2017, in Tehran.

Iranian firefighters work at the scene of the Plasco building after it was engulfed by a fire and collapsed on Jan. 19, 2017, in Tehran.

  (Ebrahim Noroozi / AP)

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Iranian firefighters battled flames at Tehran’s iconic Plasco building for several hours on Jan. 19, 2017, before the building finally collapsed, killing scores of rescue workers.

Plasco building burns, collapses in Tehran

Iranian firefighters work at the scene of the Plasco building after it was engulfed by a fire and collapsed on Jan. 19, 2017, in Tehran.

  (Ebrahim Noroozi / AP)

Plasco building burns, collapses in Tehran

Iranian firefighters work at the scene of the Plasco building after it was engulfed by a fire and collapsed on Jan. 19, 2017, in Tehran.

  (Ebrahim Noroozi / AP)

Plasco building burns, collapses in Tehran

Iranian firefighters work at the scene of the Plasco building after it was engulfed by a fire and collapsed on Jan. 19, 2017, in Tehran.

  (Ebrahim Noroozi / AP)

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Plasco building burns, collapses in Tehran

Rescue workers operate in front of the collapsed Plasco building in Tehran on Jan. 19, 2017.

  (Abedin Taherkenareh / EPA)

Plasco building burns, collapses in Tehran

A rescue workers stands in the rubble of the collapsed Plasco building in Tehran on Jan. 19, 2017.

  (Abedin Taherkenareh / EPA)

Plasco building burns, collapses in Tehran

Rescue workers console one of their colleagues in front of the collapsed Plasco building in Tehran on Jan. 19, 2017.

  (Abedin Taherkenareh / EPA)

Plasco building burns, collapses in Tehran

Iranian firefighters cry after losing their colleagues in the collapsed Plasco building in Tehran on Jan. 19, 2017.

  (Abedin Taherkenareh / EPA)

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Plasco building burns, collapses in Tehran

Rescue workers help a man injured in the collapse of the Plasco building in Tehran on Jan. 19, 2017.

  (Abedin Taherkenareh / EPA)

Plasco building burns, collapses in Tehran

A rescue worker hangs from a crane as others assist in the rubble of the collapsed Plasco building in Tehran on Jan. 19, 2017.

  (Abedin Taherkenareh / EPA)

Plasco building burns, collapses in Tehran

Iranian firefighters attempt to control the fire at the Plasco building in Tehran on Jan. 19, 2017, before the building ultimately collapsed.

  (Abedin Taherkenareh / EPA)

Plasco building burns, collapses in Tehran

Iranian firefighters attempt to control the fire at the Plasco building in Tehran on Jan. 19, 2017, before the building ultimately collapsed.

  (Abedin Taherkenareh / EPA)

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Plasco building burns, collapses in Tehran

Iranian firefighters attempt to control the fire at the Plasco building in Tehran on Jan. 19, 2017, before the building ultimately collapsed.

  (Abedin Taherkenareh / EPA)

Plasco building burns, collapses in Tehran

Iranian firefighters attempt to control the fire at the Plasco building in Tehran on Jan. 19, 2017, before the building ultimately collapsed.

  (Vahid Salemi / AP)

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