Building collapse in Iran leaves 4 dead and 11 wounded, according to a report

 Building collapse in Iran leaves 4 dead and 11 wounded, according to a report

According to a police statement reported in the newspaper, the collapsed constructions "did not complied with construction security measures."

Tehran: According to local media on Monday, a number of buildings fell in the nation's capital, Tehran, causing the deaths of four Iranians, including two police officers, and at least 11 severe injuries.

In the southwest of the city, "unauthorised buildings" were scheduled to be demolished on Sunday, according to ISNA news agency, which reported at least three fatalities in the event.

The collapse of illegal constructions in the southwest of Tehran resulted in the deaths of four persons, including two officers and two civilians, according to Tasnim news agency on Monday. Rescue operations were being made to find any further persons who could be buried beneath the rubble, according to ISNA and Tasnim.

According to ISNA, five buildings fell as officials were about to demolish one. In accordance to a police statement reported in the newspaper, the collapsed constructions "did not comply with building precautionary measures."

According to the local daily Hamshahri, a Tehran city official said on Saturday that over 46,000 illegal constructions had been destroyed by police in the previous two years.

One of the deadliest such instances in Iran occurred in May 2022, when a building collapsed in the southwest of the nation, killing 43 people.

The collapse of the 10-story Metropol skyscraper, which was under construction in the Khuzestan provincial city of Abadan, provoked nationwide demonstrations against corruption and inept government officials.