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Hundreds of inmates evacuated from Middleton jail after transformer explosion

Firefighters responded to a Massachusetts jail after a transformer explosion and fire that prompted the evacuation of 407 ...

Transformer explosion causes minor injury, extensive damage to Middleton jail

A fire at the Middleton Jail and House of Corrections caused one minor injury and extensive building damage, according to the Essex County District Sheriff’s Department.

Hundreds of inmates evacuated after 'electrical explosion' at Middleton House of Correction

ALL 407 INMATES WERE EVACUATED. THEY ARE ACCOUNTED FOR. NO ONE WAS HURT. THEY HAVE BEEN RELOCATED TO OTHER BUILDINGS.

One injured, more than 400 inmates evacuated after transformer explosion at Middleton House of Correction

The transformer exploded outside an inmate housing unit at about 6:30 p.m. and “resulted in the evacuation of 407 inmates to ...

Hundreds of inmates evacuated after Mass. jail explosion

An electrical explosion outside a Middleton jail prompted the evacuation of more than 400 incarcerated individuals on Tuesday ...