The number of fatalities at Iran's Evin prison has increased, according to the state

 

According to a statement from Iran's judiciary, the number of fatalities from a fire at the infamous Evin prison in that country has

increased from four to eight.

Numerous other injuries were reported by officials following the fire at the Tehran jail on Saturday night.

The Evin prison has received hundreds of protesters who have been involved in the nation's anti-government demonstrations over the past month.

It is unclear whether the jail event was related to the protests.

According to the judiciary, a dispute between inmates caused the fire to start in a prison workplace. According to the chief of Tehran's prisons, it was a "premeditated" escape attempt that was thwarted by security forces, according to state television.

The facility had not been set on fire, a witness inside the prison stated.

In the meantime, protests persisted into the night, even in Tehran neighborhoods.

The phrase "Death to the dictator" (a reference to Iran's supreme leader) and other cries can be heard in the background of a video taken in the Narmak neighborhood in the northeast of the country.