{"id":558762,"date":"2026-07-28T01:38:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T20:38:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=558762"},"modified":"2026-07-28T01:38:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T20:38:26","slug":"fire-erupts-near-tehran-hotel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/fire-erupts-near-tehran-hotel\/","title":{"rendered":"Fire erupts near Tehran hotel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> TEHRAN<br \/>\nSmoke billowed over northern Tehran on Monday, journalists witnessed, after a building adjacent to the capital\u2019s Hotel Esteghlal caught fire.<br \/>\nThick black and white columns of smoke engulfed the towering hotel on Monday, while flames in the nearby building were visible from surrounding rooftops.According to a state television correspondent at the site, \u201cguests inside the hotel were being evacuated to ensure their safety.\u201d<br \/>\nThere were no immediate reports of casualties, and it was not immediately clear what kind of building the fire erupted in Footage on state television showed firetrucks on site, as onlookers watched efforts to bring the fire under control.<br \/>\nFires are common in Iran, especially during the hotter months, and mostly erupt in older buildings due to technical failures. 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