IRNA – British Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Tobias Ellwood has expressed condolences to the families of the victims of the Tehran Plasco fire tragedy.


Tweeting about the Thursday tragic event in Tehran, Ellwood wrote, 'Returned from Tehran today - very sad to hear of terrible fire and building collapse in the city. Thoughts & sympathies with all affected'

Ellwood was in Tehran on Thursday on a day-long visit.

Plasco Trade Center, the 17-storey building collapsed on Thursday while a number of firefighters were in the center to rescue those trapped in the huge fire. The number of people wounded at the Plasco Trade Center Thursday big fire has risen to 119.