Fire Forces Okla. Prison Evacuation

Dec. 27, 2009
FORT SUPPLY, Okla. --   More than 150 inmates were forced from their cells after a fire broke out in an Oklahoma prison. Investigators said 174 inmates from the William S. Key Correctional Facility were transferred from their cell block to the gym after a fire started in a utility closet with cleaning supplies.

FORT SUPPLY, Okla. --

More than 150 inmates were forced from their cells after a fire broke out in an Oklahoma prison.

Investigators said 174 inmates from the William S. Key Correctional Facility were transferred from their cell block to the gym after a fire started in a utility closet with cleaning supplies.

Firefighters said they were able to get the flames under control quickly.

No injuries were reported and there was no immediate word on what caused the fire.

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