- Emergency services were called to Parklea Correctional Centre on Wednesday
- An inmate allegedly set fire to a blanket before his entire cell was engulfed
- The 28-year-old has been segregated at the prison and police will investigate
Two prison officers have been taken to hospital suffering smoke inhalation after an inmate allegedly set a blanket on fire in his cell.
Emergency services were called to Parklea Correctional Centre in northwest Sydney just before 12.30pm on Wednesday after reports of a fire.
Paramedics are assessing more than 100 inmates and staff members.
Two prison officers have been taken to hospital suffering smoke inhalation after an inmate apparently set a blanket on fire in his cell
Emergency services were called to Parklea Correctional Centre in northwest Sydney just before 12.30pm on Wednesday after reports of a fire
Two officers have been taken to hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation, according to a statement from centre operator The GEO Group.
‘The officers quickly evacuated a unit of the centre to safeguard the inmates from any risk from the fire.’
An inmate has been segregated in the prison and police are set to investigate the incident.
Security staff found the cell of a 28-year-old man on fire after he allegedly set a blanket on fire, according to a Corrective Services NSW spokeswoman.
An inmate has been segregated in the prison and police are set to investigate the incident
The fire was extinguished quickly and it is understood no-one was seriously injured.
Parklea Correctional Centre houses maximum-security inmates, according to Corrective Services NSW.
It has been privately operated by the GEO Group since 2009, and was the second prison in New South Wales to be privately owned.
The fire in the man’s cell was put out quickly and it is understood no-one is seriously injured (stock image inside Parklea prison)
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