29 Mar 2024
Wednesday 25 January 2017 - 16:17
Story Code : 248456

Plasco incidents heroes commemorated in Irans football league

IFP- Plasco Building came down after fire engulfed the top floors of the 17-storey high-rise on Thursday morning, leaving at least 25 feared dead and over 200 people injured, according to a report by IFP.

Four days after the sad event, on the sidelines of a number of the Iranian football leagues fixtures, players and coaches commemorated the heroism of the firefighters who either died or risked their lives to rescue their compatriots from the burning building.

Irans football community on Monday sympathized with their families and showed respect for the lost firefighters.

Players and fans observed a minute of silence prior to the start of the match between Tehrans Persepolis and Tabriz-based Gostaresh Foulad club.

Fans also displayed the logo of Irans Firefighting Department by holding coloured cards over their heads and performing a large card stunt.

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In the same match, a number of firefighters were honoured before the beginning of the game, one of whom could not hold back his tears in public.

In another match between Mashhad-based Padideh club and Naft of Tehran, the latter teams manager wore a firefighters uniform as sign of respect to the martyrs of the Plasco incident.

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