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.

(Ebrahim Noroozi / AP)

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Jan. 19, 2017 4:34 AM PT

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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)

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)

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)

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

(Abedin Taherkenareh / EPA)

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

(Abedin Taherkenareh / EPA)

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

(Abedin Taherkenareh / EPA)

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

(Abedin Taherkenareh / EPA)

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

(Abedin Taherkenareh / EPA)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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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