TEHRAN, May 28 (NNN-IRNA) – The death toll of a 10-storey commercial building collapse in Iran’s south-western city of Abadan rose to 24, the semi-official news agency ISNA reported.
So far, 34 of the 37 injured people have been discharged from hospital, ISNA reported, citing Ehsan Abbaspour, deputy governor of the south-western Khuzestan Province.
The rescue work, which involves some 2,000 workers, will continue until the last casualty is evacuated, the governor said earlier.
Ten people have been arrested for the incident, in which the building’s owner and contractor were killed, the Iranian judiciary’s Mizan news agency reported.
The under-construction building is located on a crowded street in downtown Abadan, surrounded by commercial and medical complexes.
The Iranian Ministry of Roads and Urban Development, sent an investigation team to look into the cause, including the possible failure to observe technical and engineering standards during construction.– NNN-IRNA
