A large fire broke out at a prison in Tehran after clashes erupted between prisoners and prison staff, the state-run Islamic Republic News Agency reported.
The blaze erupted late on Saturday in a wing of Evin prison that houses “thieves and financial criminals,” IRNA reported, citing a security official. It said the clashes led to a fire breaking out in a warehouse holding prison clothes, without giving details.
Security forces were sent to the compound and firefighters managed to put out the flames, IRNA said, adding that the incident was unrelated to protests currently gripping Iran.
