Gorgomishsky, an Iranian blogger, reports [fa] that girls' dormitory in the ELM O Sanat University caught fire on Tuesday and three people were injured. The blogger adds that some students believe it was not an accident and protested against University's Director asking him to find out responsible(s) of this event. You can watch photos here.
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