Image copyright EPA Image caption Little was left of the 17-storey Plasco building after it crumbled to the ground The fire reportedly began on the ninth floor at around 08:00 (04:30 GMT). This report includes a fire at the Plasco building, one of the high-rise buildings in Tehran. Plasco Building demolition [4] IV. On January 19, 2017 an accidental fire, which started by an electric shorting, resulted in the complete collapse of the 16-storey Plasco Building in Tehran. TEHRAN – The government officially issued a report on the collapse of the Plasco building in central Tehran, holding several departments and state entities responsible for the tragic incident which resulted in the death of 16 firemen. Shot firing the Plasco Building and Reasons for the collapse While firefighters were busy fighting Plasco about 3 hours and 30 minutes. Parl. Shot firing the Plasco Building and Reasons for the collapse *Corresponding Author: Mohsen Gerami2* 24 | Page Fig 3. Earlier today, AE911Truth released a statement in response to yesterday’s tragic collapse of the iconic Plasco Building in Tehran, Iran, which reportedly claimed dozens of lives. Tasnim – Nearly a year after the Iranian capital’s iconic Plasco building collapsed in a fire, the Tehran Municipality said it plans… Continue January 9, 2018. Earlier today, AE911Truth released a statement in response to yesterday’s tragic collapse of the iconic Plasco Building in Tehran, Iran, which reportedly claimed dozens of lives. A tall building collapsed due to fire, killing a large number of firefighters who were heroically trying to rescue people. More than 230 were injured. The collapse of Tehran’s 15-story Plasco Building on January 19, 2017 — which claimed the lives of 16 firefighters and six civilians — was a national tragedy that will impact the country of Iran for years to come. The Plasco Building Collapse. Twenty-two people including sixteen firefighters were killed in that incident. It detailed the reasons Plasco, a high-rise building in Tehran, became engulfed in flames in January, killing 26 people, including 16 firefighters. On January 19, 2018, the one-year anniversary of the Plasco Building collapse in Iran, the website Gizmodo published an article by structural engineer Alex Weinberg titled “Why 9/11 Truthers Are Obsessed with the Plasco High-Rise Fire in Tehran.”

The physical collapse of the building also reflected many aspects of the collapses both of the World Trade Center towers, and of Building 7.

report finds 7 guilty in Plasco collapse. Report on collapse of Plasco building released TEHRAN – The government officially issued a report on the collapse of the Plasco building in central Tehran, holding several departments and state entities responsible for the tragic incident which resulted in the death of … Quest Journals Journal of Architecture and Civil Engineering Volume 3 ~ Issue 4 (2017) pp: 21-24 ISSN(Online) : 2321-8193 www.questjournals.org | Page21mgerami@semnan.ac.ir2* Mohsen Gerami*Corresponding Author: Faculty of Earthquake Engineering, Department of Earthquake Engineering, Semnan University, Iran … Collapse of the Plasco Building due to Fires and its Lessons Iearnt Fires are caused many civilian deaths and injuries, and property damage per year. This paper reports the study carried out to investigate the most likely causes of the events and collapse of the structure. Over 95 percent of these deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries. The 17-story high-rise had large fires that burned for some 3 ½ hours before it suddenly came crashing to the ground. 2 | P a g e 1- Introduction - The aim of this work is to understand the reasons for the total collapse of the Plasco Tower through subjecting a reasonably comprehensive 3D finite element model of the building to the type of fire loading it experienced during the incident that caused its collapse.

Twenty-two people including sixteen firefighters were killed in that incident. News. CONCLUSIONS AND THE WAY THINGS: The useful life of this building was estimated 200 years but it was collapsed 54-year-old due to fire. The towering inferno of death and destruction shocked and saddened Iranians and exiles around the world. On January 19, 2017 an accidental fire, which started by an electric shorting, resulted in the complete collapse of the 16-storey Plasco Building in Tehran. On a smaller scale the Plasco building collapse in Iran reflects the tragedy of 9/11. The 17-story high-rise had large fires that burned for some 3 ½ hours before it suddenly came crashing to the ground. This paper reports the study carried out to investigate the most likely causes of the events and collapse of the structure. In this article, it can be attempted that first, to introduce Plasco Building and its history to speak briefly to explain the reasons for the collapse of this old and massive structures.

- The aim of this work is to understand the reasons for the total collapse of the Plasco Tower through subjecting a reasonably comprehensive 3D finite element model of the building to the type of fire loading it experienced during the incident that caused its collapse. A high-rise building in Tehran engulfed by a fire has collapsed, killing at least 20 firefighters and injuring some 70 people, Iranian state television quoted the city's mayor as saying. Shot firing the Plasco Building and Reasons for the collapse 1.