President in a message following bitter incident of Plasco building

In a message following the tragic incident of Plasco building in Tehran, President Rouhani extended condolences to the families of the victims and described the selfless firefighters’ heroic action in service as something that made the whole Iranian nation mourning for the brave children of the nation.

• In a message following the tragic incident of Plasco building in Tehran, President Rouhani extended condolences to the families of the victims and described the selfless firefighters’ heroic action in service as something that made the whole Iranian nation mourning for the brave children of the nation.

President Rouhani’s message is as follows:

In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful

Although the tragic incident of fire at Plasco building in Tehran is tragic and evokes contemplation, the heroic action by the selfless firefighters in service, who sacrificed their lives for saving their fellow citizens, made the Iranian nation mourning and praising the spirit of self-sacrifice and devotion for the brave children of the nation.

I hereby appreciate all paramedics, firefighters and medical units, police and military forces that rushed to manage the incident and save the victims. I also extend condolences to the families of the victims of the tragic incident and pray to the Almighty for His mercy and paradise for those who lost their lives while rushing to save their fellow human beings. I urge all fellow citizens to pray in these spiritual times for the injured to be saved and treated.