Student media reported that Amaneh Zanganeh, a graduate student, died from asphyxiation after breathing gases from plumbing liquids in the dormitory showers.
The student protest maintained that the dorm residents were not informed about the presence of toxic fumes in the sewerage pipes and the use of hazardous plumbing liquids by the university building staff.
They further blamed campus administrators for failing to give Zanganeh a permanent room at the dorm. They report that she was sleeping in the prayer hall that night, and said that was why she used the basement showers and was exposed to the deadly fumes.
Daneshjoo News reported that hundreds of students gathered on campus at noon last Tuesday, holding pictures of Zanganeh and chanting slogans criticizing the administration and university officials.
Some students reportedly boycotted classes, while some professors joined in the protest and some university union members met with the university president to relay the protesters’ demands.
Protesters were told that the administration will form a committee to follow up on the student demands, which brought the demonstration to a peaceful end, Radio Zamaneh reported.