Ambiguity Surrounds Deadly Fire at Addiction Treatment Camp; Father of Victim: Fire Truck Had No Water

Following a fire at an addiction treatment camp in Langroud that resulted in the deaths of at least 32 individuals present, numerous ambiguities regarding the camp and the fire extinguishing situation have arisen. According to media sources, the bodies from this incident were 'so burned that they are unrecognizable,' and today, Sunday, November 14, samples were taken from families to identify the bodies through DNA. The father of one of the victims of the Langroud addiction treatment camp fire told the 'Criminal' website that he has not yet been able to identify his child's body and is awaiting the results of the DNA tests. According to Babak Yekta-Porast, the public relations manager of Iran's emergency services, the fire occurred at '5:55 AM' on Friday, November 12, in one of the addiction treatment camps located in Langroud County. Mohammad Jalayi, the political deputy of the Gilan governor, shortly after the incident, stated that the initial cause of the fire was 'the heater catching fire' and mentioned that 'after the fire started, it spread to the curtains and then engulfed the entire building.' On the other hand, the father of one of the deceased stated that when he was informed at 7 AM and arrived at the scene, 'people were saying a fire truck had come but had no water.' He added that 'the doors were locked, and the fire department had no way to enter and extinguish the fire,' and that the truck could not access the yard. There were walls around, and 'it took a long time to drag a hose from the street to the door.' He noted that the addiction camp building was old and 'belonged to the era of Reza Shah,' which was originally a school, and 'I don't even know how they were granted permission to operate there.' Mohammad Ghamkhvar, a reporter in the field of incidents, also wrote yesterday following this fire and the lack of minimum standards and safety in the environment: 'The deadly fire at the Langroud camp had a hero who managed to save the lives of several individuals hospitalized there.' He added: 'Mahdi Rafiehnajad lived next door to the camp and, upon seeing the fire, tried to break the door with a hammer. When he could not break the lock, he poured water on the people trapped behind the door and became their savior.' The fire at the addiction treatment camp in Langroud resulted in 32 deaths; the center's manager has been detained. The fire at the addiction treatment camp in Langroud left 27 dead and 18 injured. A fire occurred at the Energy Resources Development Organization; the Ministry of Defense reported that a plastic warehouse caught fire. An explosion occurred at a metal melting factory in Qom; 21 workers were injured.