India, Feb. 24 -- At least four people died when an Iranian army helicopter crashed into a fruit and vegetable market in central Iran on Tuesday, officials confirmed. The incident occurred in Dorcheh, near the city of Isfahan, during what state media said was a training flight, leaving debris and smoke at the busy marketplace.

The helicopter went down in the wholesale produce market area of Dorcheh, roughly 330 kilometres south of Tehran, catching emergency teams by surprise. Local responders quickly arrived at the scene and extinguished a fire sparked by the impact, according to state television reports.

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