At least 20 firefighters died in Iran building collapse - Fars, quoting Tehran mayor

Firefighters try to put out fire in a blazing high-rise building in Tehran, Iran January 19, 2017. REUTERS/Foad Ashtari/Tasnim News Agency

ANKARA (Reuters) - At least 20 firefighters were killed when a 17-storey commercial building collapsed in Tehran on Thursday, the semi-official Fars news agency quoted Tehran's mayor as saying. "At least 20 firefighters who were trapped under rubble have died," Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf told reporters. (Writing by Parisa Hafezi; Editing by Louise Ireland)