As reported by IRNA's correspondent, following riots and clashes on Saturday night in Evin Prison which was caused by a group of inmates of a ward where bandits and hooligans are incarcerated and resulted in fire breakout in prison's clothes warehouse, the law enforcement forces of prison and firemen extinguished the fire.
One of the rescue team members at the scene told IRNA that the fire incident has been contained.
Tehran prosecutor, meantime, said that the the conditions of Evin Prison is calm now.
He reiterated that the clashes inside Evin Prison on Saturday has nothing to do with the recent unrests in the country and the ward of prisoners incarcerated on security charges is separate from the ward of bandits and prisoners serving their jail terms on financial charges where the fire incident happened.
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