DENVER — Two inmates and one staff member were hospitalized Saturday following a fire inside the Denver Women's Correctional Facility.
The three individuals were taken to a nearby hospital "for medical evaluation related to smoke exposure," according to the Colorado Department of Corrections (CDOC).
Firefighters with Denver Fire responded to the facility at 3600 Havana Street around 10:30 a.m. and quickly extinguished what they said was a “small fire.”
The CDOC said the fire was in a housing unit and involved "a group of incarcerated individuals."
The cause of the fire is under investigation by the Office of the Inspector General.
The Denver Women's Correctional Facility is operated by the Colorado Department of Corrections and houses over 1,000 inmates.
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