Three people required hospitalization after a fire erupted within a Denver Women's Correctional Facility housing unit on Saturday, sparking immediate intervention by fire crews and subsequent investigations by prison authorities. 9News reported that the incident involved a group of inmates and took place at the state-run facility, which hosts inmates of various custody levels. The Colorado Department of Corrections confirmed the event and subsequent hospitalizations due to smoke inhalation.
According to the Denver Post, the Denver Fire Department was called to the scene near 37th Avenue and Havana Street at 10:30 a.m., where two inmates and one staff member were taken to the hospital following the small fire's extinguishment, which was quick, though the smoke took a considerable time to clear. Alondra Gonzalez, the Department of Corrections spokesperson, stated the cause of the fire remains unknown, posing an ongoing question amid the recovery efforts.
The investigation into the fire is being spearheaded by the Office of the Inspector General, diving into the circumstances that led to the blaze. Denver7 emphasized that the fire initiated in a housing unit and entangled "a group of incarcerated individuals," pointing toward an element of collective involvement, perhaps hinting at more than an accidental flare-up, yet the official comments remain tightly focused on the facts at hand without conjecture.
