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No injuries reported after major fire breaks out at western Tehran bazaar, sending thick smoke over the Iranian capital. A massive fire has broken out at a bazaar in western Tehran, authorities say, sending thick plumes of black smoke over the Iranian capital. The cause of the blaze on Tuesday morning was not immediately unclear. The fire has so far resulted in no injuries, Tehran emergency services operations commander Mohammad Behnia said.

The intervention centers on a second-floor wall inscribed with a handwritten poem by Shamlou addressed to his wife and muse, Aida. Rather than treating the inscription as a preserved artifact, the design extends this wall into a spatial and semi-structural element that organizes circulation throughout the building. Known as the 'Aida Wall,' the new structure rises from the to the , forming a three-dimensional promenade that connects interior programs and visually opens the house toward the surrounding city.

Air pollution has reached "alarming" levels in the Iranian capital, Tehran, leading authorities to close schools and universities and ban truck travel in the region in the latest environmental crisis to strike the Middle East nation. The Air Quality Index in Tehran and surrounding cities on November 29 climbed to between 170 and 200 -- considered to be "unhealthy" for all age groups, Iranian media reported.

The heavy traffic congestion in Tehran makes evacuation implausible; the capital's population of 10 million presents significant challenges for a safe and swift departure.