IRNA � President Hassan Rouhani has ordered to provide support for the guilds and workers who lost their properties and jobs after the Jan 19 Plasco building tragic incident in Tehran.


At the Sunday cabinet session, President Rouhani appreciated the rescue operation at the Plasco Trade Center which collapsed on Thursday after a huge fire at the 17-storey building.

The President further expressed his deep sadness over the death of devoted firefighters who lost their lives in the rescue operation.

The president said rescue operation to find the dead bodies should speed up, the families of the victims should be supported and new centers should be made for re-statrt of business activities.

He also ordered a group of his cabinet members to make due decisions about the priorities regarding the Plasco event.

President Rouhani also underlined the importance of identification of the vulnerable-to-damage buildings across the capital to make them secure.