A fire ripped through a commercial complex near Iran's capital Tehran, killing at least 11 people and leaving dozens more wounded, state media reported Wednesday.
The blaze erupted Tuesday in the Arghavan commercial complex in the city of Andisheh, west of Tehran. Footage showed a multi-storey building on fire with thick black smoke billowing into the sky. 41 people were injured.
The complex housed more than 250 commercial units and 50 office units. The Public and Revolutionary Prosecutor's Office of Shahriar called for an investigation and issued an arrest warrant for the building's constructor.
Preliminary reports indicate the building’s composite facade played a significant role in the rapid spread of the fire, a hazard experts have repeatedly warned about.
In January 2017, a fire at the 15-storey Plasco shopping centre in Tehran killed at least 22 people, including 16 firefighters.