Two inmates dead in suspected gas explosion at Florida jail

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Two inmates dead in suspected gas explosion at Florida jail

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/gas-explosion-injures-100-inmates-guards-florida-prison-080531949.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5iiimZ8pSL59E_A84FvRCw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/35c02d210c4deb11520f6a70670011de.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Damage to the Escambia County Jail is seen after an explosion in the facility Thursday" align="left" title="Damage to the Escambia County Jail is seen after an explosion in the facility Thursday" border="0" /></a>An apparent gas explosion demolished a part of a jail in northwest Florida, killing two inmates and injuring some 150 people, officials said on Thursday. The blast late on Wednesday partially leveled the four-story Escambia County Jail's central booking facility in Pensacola, which held roughly 600 inmates, county spokeswoman Kathleen Castro said. &quot;The building is still standing, it's just unstable and partially collapsed,&quot; Castro said, describing the incident as an &quot;apparent gas explosion.&quot; &quot;We have reports people heard an explosion and smelled gas. Flooding, she said, &quot;would seem to be a causal relationship, but we can't be sure.&quot; Three inmates remained unaccounted for but officials believed they were receiving treatment at one of the area hospitals, said Sarah Rachfal, a country spokesperson.</p><br clear="all"/>

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