At least eight people ​died, and 36 were hurt after ‌a fire broke out in a shopping centre west of Tehran on Tuesday, ​Iranian state broadcaster IRIB reported.

The ​local fire department said the cladding ⁠of the building was flammable ​, and this contributed to a rapid ​spread of flames, the judiciary’s Mizan news agency reported.

Iranian media, including Mizan, showed video ​of a plume of heavy ​smoke rising from the site.

Reuters was able to ‌verify ⁠the location by the buildings, utility poles, trees and road layout that matched archive and satellite imagery ​of the ​area.

The fire ⁠broke out as a fragile ceasefire between Iran and ​the United States comes under ​renewed ⁠pressure following an exchange of fire between the two sides on Monday.