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A large chimney burst Saturday at Evin prison, the Iranian capital’s infamous detention center where many dissidents and political prisoners are held, as anti-regime protests rocked the country for a fifth week. It may only be heard in the community near the prison, according to witnesses and videos posted on social media.
IRNA, the state news agency, reported that eight other people were injured in the fire, which it said sparked clashes in a wing of the prison that housed those convicted of economic crimes.
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