Chino Correctional Facility riot , fires & reports of fatalities

Sunday, August 9, 2009

Chino Correctional Facility riot , fires & reports of fatalities

A major riot took place at Chino State Prison, also known as the California Institution for Men, Saturday night in Chino, San Bernardino County, California, Multiple Twitter reports indicate, Rioting, Fires and possible fatalities...

Update: 08-09-09 800hrs - Riot at state prison #Chino last nite injured more than 200 inmates, 55 hospitalized. Buildings damaged by fire.

What: Major Riot and Major Structure fire.
Where: Chino State Prison in California.
When: The event began late Saturday, with the first tweets on the incident appearing around 8 p.m. local time. Multiple Twitterers say that the riot has led to fires.
Why: Twitter Reports indicate it started as a race-motivated altercation between Hispanics and African-Americans at the prison, but that can not be confirmed at this time.

Twitter account that provides updates on fires and emergency situations provided a series of updates on the riot:

socalincidents: Some prisoners throwing objects at guards, fires still burining out of control, maximum security section is the location of the riots

socalincidents: The prison riot in chino is still ongoing, less than 100 inmates still out of controll, the rest are cooperating with authorities.

socalincidents: There are multiple fires burning, FD does not have access because of security concerns, the riot is in the max security section of the jail

socalincidents: One building in the chino correctional facility is fully engulfed, guards have the section containing the rioters contained.

socalincidents: getting (unconfirmed) reports of fatalities inside the Chino Correctional Facility

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Sunday, August 9, 2009