President Ebrahim Raisi offered his condolences and appealed to the local authorities to get to the bottom of the case. Vice president in charge of economic affairs, Mohsen Razaei, and Vahidi visited the site. Lawmakers opened a separate parliament inquiry into the case Tuesday, trying to determine why the building on Amir Kabir Street collapsed during a sandstorm. However, there was no major earthquake recorded Monday near Abadan, some 660 kilometers (410 miles) southwest of Tehran.
