HENRY COUNTY, Ind. -- The Henry County Fire Department was called Wednesday morning when inmates at the county jail started a fire.
The fire caused more than 120 inmates to be removed from their cells.
Two inmates are believed to have started the fire by placing material into the jail doors, but thee investigation is ongoing.
Six weeks ago the doors were filled with copper to prevent inmates from escaping in that way. No inmates escaped from the jail.
Sheriff Richard McCorkle credits the jail staff for taking control of the situation.
“They were paying attention to the cells themselves. They set the alarms off,” he said.
The inmates were placed into the "day area," which is an indoor section of the jail.
No one was injured and all inmates have been placed back in their cells.
