Inmates have been evacuated from a Suffolk prison after a fire broke out inside.
Prisoners at HMP Highpoint were relocated to a safe location after ten crews were sent to fight the blaze at 2.40pm, Suffolk Fire and Rescue said.
Two more fire crews were sent from Cambridgeshire.
The fire was found in a timber and brick structure – fire crew used thermal image cameras and jet to stop it from spreading.
‘As well as extreme heat, firefighters are faced with the additional challenge of difficult access and a complex internal layout,’ a fire service spokesperson said, according to BBC News.
HMP Highpoint is a category C men’s prison with 1,300 inmates.
All prisoners were reportedly accounted for after being evacuated.
The East of England Ambulance Service said there were no reports of casualties but added paramedics would remain on site to support fire crew.
Suffolk Fire and Rescue said the fire at the prison was a ‘larger’ blaze and was split into sections for different crews to tackle systematically.
Crews from Bury St Edmunds, Ipswich East, Ixworth, Clare, Newmarket, Long Melford, Sudbury, Woodbridge and Haverhill had arrived to tackle the fire.
This is a breaking news story with updates to follow.
