BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — An overnight fire broke out in the Erie County Holding Center facility's electrical room early Saturday morning.
According to the Erie County Sheriff's Office, the fire started just before 1 a.m. Four incarcerated individuals were relocated to a different area of the facility as a precaution.
Jail Management Division staff used portable fire extinguishers to battle the fire until the Buffalo Fire Department arrived on scene. The fire was out just before 2 a.m. and no injuries were reported.
Preliminary information suggests the fire started due to a mechanical malfunction during the test of a generator.
The fire is under investigation.
