{"id":259520,"date":"2022-05-30T11:56:43","date_gmt":"2022-05-30T09:56:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=259520"},"modified":"2023-02-05T07:53:15","modified_gmt":"2023-02-05T06:53:15","slug":"everything-the-collapse-of-the-metropol-building-in-abadan-brought-to-light","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/everything-the-collapse-of-the-metropol-building-in-abadan-brought-to-light\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything the Collapse of the Metropol Building In Abadan Brought to Light"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Abadan Metropole building<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On May 23, the ten-story Metropol Complex in Abadan, southwest Iran, collapsed. Dozens were killed, and many more are believed to be still under the debris. The tragic event brought the critical state of many Iranian towers and buildings to light.<\/p>\n

The twin tower of Metropol<\/a> is located in a busy area in downtown Abadan. The first tower has crumbled on the surrounding buildings, and according to experts, there is a high risk of the second tower falling as well.<\/p>\n

This is not the first time that a building suddenly collapsed in Iran. On January 19, 2017, the famous Plasco building in Tehran crumpled, merely hours after it had caught fire.<\/p>\n

Constructed in 1969, Plasco<\/a> was considered an iconic landmark of the Tehran skyline. Nearly 20 Iranian firefighters died while trying to help people, and many more were injured.<\/p>\n

In an interview aired on Iran\u2019s state TV<\/a> on Friday, May 27, Kamran Abdoli, Deputy Fire Protection and Security of the Fire Department, revealed some damning information about the current state of many Iranian buildings.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have already identified 33,000 buildings in Tehran, primarily old buildings. There are 947 towers among these buildings, with up to 12 floors. Unfortunately, we have often said that we have 129 buildings in critical condition, which require immediate attention,\u201d he told IRIB News<\/a>.<\/p>\n

When the host asked Abdoli whether they surrendered the report to the Judiciary, he reluctantly acknowledged that his department had given numerous reports to state officials, mainly the Judiciary, but to no avail.<\/p>\n

Abdoli also admitted that hundreds of hospitals in Tehran are in a similar condition to Plasco and Metropol.<\/p>\n

\u201cHave you reported this to authorities?\u201d the host asked.
\n\u201cWe have tried, but some people prevented us from following up on this issue.\u201d Abdoli acknowledged, adding that the \u201cJudiciary officials prevented us from acting after the Plasco incident.\u201d<\/p>\n

The next guest was Mohammad Jafar Montazeri, the regime\u2019s prosecutor general. Montazeri tried to dodge questions about the Judiciary\u2019s role in preventing the reports of damaged buildings to be published or being followed up. He blatantly undermined the credibility of reports.<\/p>\n

He claimed, that \u201cthe Judiciary is not responsible for everything\u201d while laying the blame on other regime officials and institutions, saying \u201cthe relevant officials should zealously fulfill their duties.\u201d Montazeri blatantly called the tragedy an \u201copportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat you call an opportunity, the people in Abadan consider it a threat and tragedy,\u201d the state TV host interrupted. The conversation on Iran\u2019s live TV, known for spreading lies, reflected the current volatile state in Iran\u2019s society, mainly in Abadan. The ongoing protests in Abadan and other cities and the ever-changing sentiments by state officials are testaments to this fact.<\/p>\n

But what the state TV deliberately ignored was the regime\u2019s role in tragedies such as the one in Metropol and Plasco.<\/p>\n

The facts on the ground make the regime\u2019s ominous role in these \u201cpreventable\u201d tragedies very clear. Plasco was once considered one of Tehran\u2019s \u201cmost durable\u201d buildings. Following the 1979 revolution, the regime confiscated this building, along with other public properties. The infamous Mostazafan Foundation (the foundation of the underprivileged), overseen by the regime\u2019s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, officially owned Plasco. The organization, known for its role in plundering and confiscating the wealth of dissidents and independently wealthy people, had refused to renovate and strengthen the foundations of Plasco, as it needed every penny to fund the regime\u2019s illicit activities.<\/p>\n

The government of Hassan Rouhani published a report amid the regime\u2019s infightings, revealing that the Mostazafan Foundation had ignored warnings given by local authorities. The report also revealed that government ministries had failed to enforce 22 national building regulations.<\/p>\n

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#Iran<\/a> News in Brief<\/p>\n

Following the collapse of the #Abadan<\/a> Metropolitan Complex in the southern #Khuzestan<\/a> province, the state-run Mostaqhel online published the video of a local journalist who was warning about the miserable state of the building. https:\/\/t.co\/Ggw5tSsYOy<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/Xqcso6BkwC<\/a><\/p>\n

— NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) May 23, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n