Category Archives: Prison / Jail

Government/Military, Prison / Jail

Sioux Falls, SD – Fire inside state penitentiary carpentry shop put out by fire sprinklers; No injuries reported

October 13, 2020 viking210

A portion of the South Dakota State penitentiary was damaged by a fire Friday night.

Authorities were called to the carpentry shop in the penitentiary at 10 p.m. after prison … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

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Stock Island, FL – Electrical fire in county jail contained by fire sprinklers; No injuries reported

April 22, 2020 viking210

A small electrical fire broke out at the Monroe County jail on Stock Island on Sunday morning.

No one was injured in the blaze. The fire started at 6:41 … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

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Sturgeon Bay, WI – County jail kitchen fire put out by fire sprinkler system

October 9, 2019 viking210

There was a bit of a mess, but a sprinkler system in the kitchen at the Door County Jail worked as it was intended to Saturday morning. At about 9:50AM, the Sturgeon … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

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Saginaw, MI – Sprinkler system activated for dryer fire at county jail

April 2, 2019 viking210

All inmates have returned to the Saginaw County Jail after some displaced following a fire in a commercial dryer.

The fire happened on Friday, March 29 at around … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

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Lancaster, SC – Fire in dust collection system in prison wood shop is put out by sprinkler system

February 24, 2019 viking210

A fire broke out in the Kershaw Correctional Institution woodworking shop Tuesday afternoon. Lancaster County Fire Marshal Russell Rogers said the fire started in the dust-collection system in the woodworking shop, … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Government/Military, Prison / Jail

Columbus, OH – Fire in jail laundry activates automatic fire sprinkler system

January 21, 2019 viking210

A Franklin County deputy sheriff was taken to Ohio Health Grant Medical Center to be treated for smoke inhalation after a fire in the laundry room of the jail. A small fire … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

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Santa Rosa, CA – Jail cell arson fire contained with help from sprinkler system

November 7, 2018 viking210

Deputies forced their way into a smoke-filled room at the Sonoma County Jail Monday morning and grabbed an inmate who’d barricaded himself inside, threatened jail staff and started a fire by sticking something into … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Government/Military, Prison / Jail

LaSalle Parish, LA – Arson fire set by inmate controlled by sprinkler system

September 19, 2018 viking210

The Louisiana Office of State Fire Marshal has arrested a jail inmate for setting a cell mattress on fire.

Ulises Garrido-Zamudo, 21, was arrested on Monday, Sept. 17, on one count of Aggravated Arson. … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

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El Dorado, AR – Kitchen fire at county jail controlled with help from sprinkler system

August 18, 2018 viking210

The Union County jail is picking up the pieces after a fire broke out in their kitchen Wednesday evening. One of the staff spotted it first. Smoke was coming out of one of the … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

Government/Military, Prison / Jail

Concord, NH – Sprinkler system activated in wood shop at state prison

July 31, 2018 viking210

A small fire broke out in a wood shop hopper at the New Hampshire State Prison Thursday evening, a city fire official said.

Nobody was hurt and the fire caused minimal damage, Fire Chief … Continue Reading ››… Continue Reading »

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