Citation

Heidari M, Jafari H, Nohi SI. Disaster Med. Public Health Prep. 2023; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2023, Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, Publisher Cambridge University Press)

DOI

10.1017/dmp.2023.46

PMID

37128883

Abstract

The memory of the collapse of the Plasco building in Tehran in 2017, has not been erased from the Iranian minds (this event was one of the most shocking technological disasters in Iran),' when, another catastrophic incident, the collapse of the newly constructed Metropol building in Abadan city in 2022, occurred. The dimensions of this incident were so broad that it was at the top of the breaking news in national and international media. The collapse of the Metropol building occurred on May 23, 2022, at 12:40 PM. in the center of Abadan. As a result of this incident, a part of Metropol Tower No. 2 collapsed. As of June 7, 2022, 43 people were killed and 37 injured in this incident. This building was a part of the Twin Towers project of Abdulbaghi Metropol Holding. This collapse was due to structural failure
due to a violation of technical regulations and standards ...

Language: en

Keywords

Iran; Man-made disasters; Metropol building