Satellite images show roof collapse at Iran’s Evin Prison after fire

Satellite images taken on Oct. 14 and 17 show Iran’s Evin Prison before and after a fire broke out amid reported deadly clashes on Saturday, Oct. 15. 4 to 8 after death of prisoners hospitalized in serious condition. The cause of the additional deaths was not disclosed, the channel reported, but said the first four deaths were due to smoke inhalation.Iran’s state-run Islamic Republic News Agency, according to machine translation, Prison workshops caught fire among “prisoner-to-prisoner clashes”, particularly “financial convictions and theft”, cited the Justice Media Center. Gunshot-like explosions and booms are heard near the prison as smoke and flames rise from the facility. In this satellite image taken by Maxar Technologies, you can see the roofs of buildings inside the prison complex collapsing. Credit: ©2022 Maxar Technologies via Storyful