Black smoke rose over Tehran as flames tore through a commercial market on Tuesday, the latest in a series of fires and explosions across Iran.

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Firefighting teams arrived at the scene in Tehran's Jannat Abad neighborhood, attempting to extinguish the fire. It remains unclear if the fire was directly related to anti-regime protest activity.

A massive fire that broke out Tuesday at a bazaar west of the Iranian capital has been brought under control, authorities said, with the cause of the blaze unclear.

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A massive fire engulfed a bustling market in western Tehran, causing widespread smoke and prompting a swift emergency response. Authorities are yet to determine the cause as firefighters continue their efforts to control the blaze.

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Nasiri noted that 82 metro stations across Tehran have been officially designated as shelters and are being equipped with essential living facilities, including restrooms, water, and food reserves. He added that the installation of shelter signs and labels at these stations will be completed soon.

But the fire has “so far resulted in no injuries,” Tehran emergency services operations commander Mohammad Behnia says. The blaze erupted at a market in the Jannat Abad neighborhood in Tehran’s west, an area filled with stalls and shops, state TV quotes the city’s fire department as saying.

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