MNA � Construction of a new building at the site of Plasco, an iconic shopping center in downtown Tehran which erupted in fire and collapsed in January 2016, will start at Eid al-fitr, said Tehran Governor Mohammad Hossein Moghimi on Monday.


The new building will be constructed in 15 stores and it is due to finish at Eid al-Fitr of 2 years later, he added.

The construction of this complex is financed by Mostazafan Foundation of Islamic Revolution (Foundation�of the Oppressed),�one of the largest�charitable�foundations in the country.

On January 19, 2017 Tehran Plasco building, a 17-storey shopping center, caught fire and three and a half hours later, #PlascoTragedy went viral on the internet and social media. The building collapsed. 15 firefighters and a number of civilians lost their lives and hundreds of people their jobs and business.