Parts of a large Metropol building on Amiri Street collapsed in the southern Iranian city of Abadan today, Monday, killing one person and injuring several others, IRNA reported.
Residents of the area report that several people were injured in the accident, several cars were damaged. People also indicated that the severity of the accident was so great that it caused neighboring houses to vibrate, as 5 ambulances and an ambulance bus were allocated to help the victims, amid the presence of firefighters and civil defense at the scene, while Full scale the accident and its causes are not yet known, and the authorities do not disclose the numbers of potential victims according to Russia to date. The governor of Abadan confirmed that there were no exact casualty statistics at this time, adding: “The building was under construction and there is a possibility of casualties as the accident occurred in a residential area.”
