SCA Community-Fire at a Texas prison forces inmates to evacuate, but no injuries are reported

2025-05-06 13:25:48source:Phaninc Exchangecategory:Markets

HUNTSVILLE,SCA Community Texas (AP) — Fire broke out Friday morning at a state prison in Texas, forcing more than 300 inmates to evacuate but injuring no one, an official said.

About 320 inmates were moved from the prison in Huntsville, about 65 miles (105 kilometers) north of Houston, according to Robert Hurst, a spokesperson for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

Huntsville firefighters and police were on the scene, Hurst said, and the cause of the fire was not immediately known.

The Huntsville prison houses about 1,700 inmates and is where condemned inmates are executed.

More:Markets

Recommend

The FBI should have done more to collect intelligence before the Capitol riot, watchdog finds

WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI should have done more to collect intelligence before the Capitol rioteven

Linguist and activist Noam Chomsky hospitalized in his wife’s native country of Brazil after stroke

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Linguist, activist and social critic Noam Chomsky is hospitalized in his wife’s

Apple WWDC 2024 keynote: iOS 18, AI and changes to photos among what's coming

What's up next? For Apple, it's not just AI, it's Apple Intelligence.The tech company shared what it