Indiana
Fire injures one at Indiana State Prison
MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. (WSBT) — An Indiana State Prison inmate was injured in a fire on Sunday night.
The Indiana State Police said a fire occurred at the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City on Sunday at about 9:30 p.m. in an inmate’s cell.
ISP says the fire was contained to where it began. The on-site fire department responded and quickly put the fire out.
In the ISP’s preliminary investigation, the inmate tampered with something that caused a spark in the cell where it began.
The inmate was injured and is receiving hospital treatment.
The name of the inmate was not released.