More than 100 inmates and guards were injured in an explosion at a jail in northern Florida late on Wednesday, an official said.
The blast partly leveled the four-story Escambia County Jail's central
booking facility, which held roughly 600 inmates, at about 11 p.m., said
county spokeswoman Kathleen Castro. No deaths or fugitives were
reported.
"The building is
partially collapsed," Castro said. The blast apparently was a gas
explosion, she said, but it was unclear what caused it. It might have
been related to severe storms that have blasted the southern United
States, she added.
"The facility did receive extensive flooding as a result of the rains yesterday," Castro said.
The facility holds about 400 men and 200 women. Injured prisoners were
being transported to area hospitals, with those uninjured being sent to
other detention centers in Escambia County and neighboring Santa Rosa
County, Castro said.
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