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A Brooklyn Jail Cell Filled with Smoke. The Emergency Button Failed, a Lawyer Said.
A smoldering toilet paper roll filled a locked-down unit with smoke, and staff cleared it with no injuries after inmates reported broken emergency buttons.
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A Brooklyn jail cell filled with smoke. The emergency button failed, a lawyer said.
The Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. Federal court filings document years of issues with the emergency buttons at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. [ more › ]
·New York, United States
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corrections1.comMDC Brooklyn inmates trapped in smoke-filled cells after emergency buttons fail
A toilet paper fire sent smoke pouring into a locked-down unit at MDC Brooklyn federal jail, panicking inmates who had to wait for someone to notice their plight because their cell emergency buttons weren’t working.
·Jersey City, United States
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