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Cumberland Times-News

CRESAPTOWN, Md. — A Western Correctional Institution inmate was burned and several correctional officers were taken to the hospital after a fire broke out in a cell Tuesday, the Maryland Office of the State Fire Marshal said.

First responders were called to the McMullen Highway facility about 6:30 p.m.

The inmate was flown to Johns Hopkins Burn Center in Baltimore by Maryland State Police Trooper 5 helicopter with third-degree burns, investigators said.

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The correctional officers were transported to UPMC Western Maryland, where they were treated, according to the fire marshal’s office.

Damage to the cell was listed at $500. The fire marshal’s office said a fire alarm sounded but the sprinkler system did not activate due to the location of the fire.

The exact cause remains under investigation, but it does not appear to be an intentionally set fire, investigators said.

Firefighters from Bowling Green, Cresaptown, Rawlings, LaVale, Cumberland, Bedford Road and Ridgeley responded along with ambulances from the Allegany County Department of Emergency Services, Cresaptown and Ridgeley.

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