A gas explosion at a Florida jail has killed two people and left up to 150 inmates and corrections officers hurt.
Escambia County jail's booking facility building was almost entirely destroyed in the blast, which happened at around 11pm local time on Wednesday.
Sheriff David Morgan said not all inmates were yet accounted for, with officials waiting until the building was safe to enter. He also said it was possible some inmates had escaped.
Officials described frantic scenes following the explosion Authorities had blocked off roads to the jail, outside which pieces of glass and brick were strewn on the ground.
County spokeswoman Kathleen Castro said at least two prisoners were killed in the explosion. Around 600 inmates were in the building at the time.
Escambia County Jail. Pic: Google street view Ms Castro said she did not know if flooding in the area was a factor, but that the prison did suffer extensive flooding during heavy rains in the region on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The injured were taken to hospital while inmates who were unhurt were taken to jails in neighbouring counties.
Ms Castro said officials were scrambling to get people out of the building, provide medical care, and working to make sure inmates were detained and routed to other facilities.
The blast has almost completely destroyed the building Sacred Heart Hospital and West Florida Hospital in Pensacola said the injuries they had treated were all relatively minor.
Vicki Brooks, a spokeswoman for Sacred Heart, said they treated 31 patients with mostly neck and back injuries.
Kendrick Doidge said West Florida Hospital treated 37 inmates in the emergency room and that all had been released back into the custody of the Escambia County Sheriff's Office.
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