3 people taken to hospital after fire at Denver Women’s Correctional Facility
Three people were taken to the hospital after a small fire at the state-run Denver Women s Correctional Facility on Saturday morning according to the Denver Fire Department Related Articles Colorado corrections officer arrested in Fremont County on suspicion of weapons domestic violence charge Lone Tree man sent to prison for distributing child sex abuse images Jeffco man sentenced to life in prison in rock-throwing spree that killed Alexa Bartell Steve Bachar s family sues Colorado prison nurses they blame for his death Aurora man sentenced to years in deadly Douglas County hit-and-run Firefighters responded to the Colorado Department of Corrections facility near th Avenue and Havana Street at a m The fire was rapidly extinguished but ventilating smoke from the area took several time agency administrators mentioned Three inmates were taken to the hospital for observation and additional information about their conditions was not instantly available Denver Fire agents could not say where in the facility the fire broke out and the cause of the fire is unknown A spokesperson for the Department of Corrections could not directly be reached for comment Sign up to get crime news sent straight to your inbox each day
