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Five Inmates, Four Staff Members Hospitalized After Trash Set on Fire in Fulton County Jail Shower

901 Rice St NW

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Summary

  • A fire at the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta, which was started by an inmate setting garbage ablaze in a seventh-floor shower, led to nine people being hospitalized for smoke inhalation, including five inmates and four staff members.
  • Two individuals, an inmate and a lieutenant, required intubation. The fire was extinguished, but heavy smoke persisted due to ventilation issues. The inmate responsible for the fire will face charges, according to Sheriff Pat Labat.

Timeline

According to an article from Fox 5 Atlanta, investigators determined that the fire started at approximately 5:15 p.m. on the jail’s seventh floor. An inmate was out for free time when they gathered plastic trash bags and a plastic bag containing Styrofoam food trays, placed them in a bottom tier shower and set them on fire, causing thick smoke and flames.

Atlanta News First reports a total of nine people--five inmates and four staff members--were sent to the hospital and treated for smoke inhalation. Two of the victims, an inmate and a lieutenant, were intubated. Labat stated the inmate responsible for the fire will "be charged accordingly."

A video shared by @AtlantaUnleashed shows Sheriff Pat Labat giving a press conference. A preliminary investigation indicates an inmate gathered a pile of garbage in a seventh-floor shower before setting the rubbish ablaze.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 901 Rice St NW.

According to an article from Fox 5 Atlanta, investigators determined that the fire started at approximately 5:15 p.m. on the jail’s seventh floor. An inmate was out for free time when they gathered plastic trash bags and a plastic bag containing Styrofoam food trays, placed them in a bottom tier shower and set them on fire, causing thick smoke and flames.

Atlanta News First reports a total of nine people--five inmates and four staff members--were sent to the hospital and treated for smoke inhalation. Two of the victims, an inmate and a lieutenant, were intubated. Labat stated the inmate responsible for the fire will "be charged accordingly."

A video shared by @AtlantaUnleashed shows Sheriff Pat Labat giving a press conference. A preliminary investigation indicates an inmate gathered a pile of garbage in a seventh-floor shower before setting the rubbish ablaze.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 901 Rice St NW.

According to an article from Fox 5 Atlanta, investigators determined that the fire started at approximately 5:15 p.m. on the jail’s seventh floor. An inmate was out for free time when they gathered plastic trash bags and a plastic bag containing Styrofoam food trays, placed them in a bottom tier shower and set them on fire, causing thick smoke and flames.

Atlanta News First reports a total of nine people--five inmates and four staff members--were sent to the hospital and treated for smoke inhalation. Two of the victims, an inmate and a lieutenant, were intubated. Labat stated the inmate responsible for the fire will "be charged accordingly."

A video shared by @AtlantaUnleashed shows Sheriff Pat Labat giving a press conference. A preliminary investigation indicates an inmate gathered a pile of garbage in a seventh-floor shower before setting the rubbish ablaze.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 901 Rice St NW.

According to an article from Fox 5 Atlanta, investigators determined that the fire started at approximately 5:15 p.m. on the jail’s seventh floor. An inmate was out for free time when they gathered plastic trash bags and a plastic bag containing Styrofoam food trays, placed them in a bottom tier shower and set them on fire, causing thick smoke and flames.

Atlanta News First reports a total of nine people--five inmates and four staff members--were sent to the hospital and treated for smoke inhalation. Two of the victims, an inmate and a lieutenant, were intubated. Labat stated the inmate responsible for the fire will "be charged accordingly."

A video shared by @AtlantaUnleashed shows Sheriff Pat Labat giving a press conference. A preliminary investigation indicates an inmate gathered a pile of garbage in a seventh-floor shower before setting the rubbish ablaze.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 901 Rice St NW.

According to an article from Fox 5 Atlanta, investigators determined that the fire started at approximately 5:15 p.m. on the jail’s seventh floor. An inmate was out for free time when they gathered plastic trash bags and a plastic bag containing Styrofoam food trays, placed them in a bottom tier shower and set them on fire, causing thick smoke and flames.

Atlanta News First reports a total of nine people--five inmates and four staff members--were sent to the hospital and treated for smoke inhalation. Two of the victims, an inmate and a lieutenant, were intubated. Labat stated the inmate responsible for the fire will "be charged accordingly."

A video shared by @AtlantaUnleashed shows Sheriff Pat Labat giving a press conference. A preliminary investigation indicates an inmate gathered a pile of garbage in a seventh-floor shower before setting the rubbish ablaze.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 901 Rice St NW.

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Radio Clips

AFRD Tac 3 · Dec 12, 6:33PM · 0:21
Command to Operations. Operations. Command to Operations, do you need another fan brought up? No, we're waiting on Sheriff's Department of Maintenance to get their exhaust fans going. Our fans aren't doing anything except just pushing it around in a circle. Command received.
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AFRD Tac 3 · Dec 12, 6:33PM · 0:21
EMS 4 to command. Go for command, EMS 4. Okay, there's a report that the fifth patient was brought to the jail's medical office. They may be in that medical office. Command received, EMS 4. If you can find out the status of that patient, I have Grady still standing by with the command post. Got it.
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AFRD Tac 3 · Dec 12, 6:33PM · 0:22
EMS 4 to command. Gilbert command EMS 4. Alright, I'd like to take Engine 8 with me to go lay eyes upstairs, make sure there's nobody else on that seventh floor. Command received. Operations, you copy? EMS 4 and Engine 8 are going to make their way back up. I'm clear. We also have EMS equipment, we can get them out.
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Comments10

SafeCitizenNeverLeavesYou1Dec 12 at 11:10 PM

I can just see bubba bending over a jail buddy and starting a fire at the same time

BillieBadassDec 13 at 9:18 AM

🤣

WingsauceDec 12 at 6:17 PM

Abolish Slavery

SafeCitizenNeverLeavesYou1Dec 12 at 11:10 PM

Btw, this app is trash now

poopyhead911Dec 13 at 12:56 AM

A trash fire

ktlxxxDec 12 at 6:50 PM

Grady is about to be busy let’s hope everyone gets the proper medical attention

SafeCitizenNeverLeavesYou1Dec 12 at 11:10 PM

I can just see bubba bending over a jail buddy and starting a fire at the same time

BillieBadassDec 13 at 9:18 AM

🤣

WingsauceDec 12 at 6:17 PM

Abolish Slavery

SafeCitizenNeverLeavesYou1Dec 12 at 11:10 PM

Btw, this app is trash now

poopyhead911Dec 13 at 12:56 AM

A trash fire

ktlxxxDec 12 at 6:50 PM

Grady is about to be busy let’s hope everyone gets the proper medical attention

SafeCitizenNeverLeavesYou1Dec 12 at 11:10 PM

I can just see bubba bending over a jail buddy and starting a fire at the same time

BillieBadassDec 13 at 9:18 AM

🤣

WingsauceDec 12 at 6:17 PM

Abolish Slavery

SafeCitizenNeverLeavesYou1Dec 12 at 11:10 PM

Btw, this app is trash now

poopyhead911Dec 13 at 12:56 AM

A trash fire

ktlxxxDec 12 at 6:50 PM

Grady is about to be busy let’s hope everyone gets the proper medical attention

SafeCitizenNeverLeavesYou1Dec 12 at 11:10 PM

I can just see bubba bending over a jail buddy and starting a fire at the same time

BillieBadassDec 13 at 9:18 AM

🤣

WingsauceDec 12 at 6:17 PM

Abolish Slavery

SafeCitizenNeverLeavesYou1Dec 12 at 11:10 PM

Btw, this app is trash now

poopyhead911Dec 13 at 12:56 AM

A trash fire

ktlxxxDec 12 at 6:50 PM

Grady is about to be busy let’s hope everyone gets the proper medical attention

SafeCitizenNeverLeavesYou1Dec 12 at 11:10 PM

I can just see bubba bending over a jail buddy and starting a fire at the same time

BillieBadassDec 13 at 9:18 AM

🤣

WingsauceDec 12 at 6:17 PM

Abolish Slavery

SafeCitizenNeverLeavesYou1Dec 12 at 11:10 PM

Btw, this app is trash now

poopyhead911Dec 13 at 12:56 AM

A trash fire

ktlxxxDec 12 at 6:50 PM

Grady is about to be busy let’s hope everyone gets the proper medical attention

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