Four inmates accused of starting fires, breaking hot water line inside Ottawa County jail

OTTAWA COUNTY, Okla. — Several areas of the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office has been damaged after four inmates started a fire Sunday night.

According to a Facebook post from the Sheriff’s Office, the inmates started the fire because they were upset about other inmates receiving a pencil.

The fire was started in the recreational yard. After the fire was created, the inmates began smashing windows.

Once the inmates were placed into another cell, they broke a hot water line. No one was sent to the hospital, and the incident is under investigation.

Officers, firefighters, and first responders were called to the jail.

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