Iran building collapse kills 14 as mayor and others detained

The death toll from the collapse of a commercial building still under construction in southwestern Iran has reached 14, according to Iranian media (Hossein Abdollah Asl, Tasnim News Agency via AP)

The death toll from the collapse of a commercial building still under construction in south-western Iran has reached 14, according to Iranian media.

The collapse of an under-construction 10-storey tower at the Metropol Building in the city of Abadan exposed its cement blocks and steel beams while also underscoring an ongoing crisis in Iranian construction projects that has seen other disasters in this earthquake-prone nation.