Fire in cell at Winchester Prison
FIREFIGHTERS were called to Winchester Prison following a fire in a cell this afternoon.
It was put out before fire crews arrived just after 2pm.
Phil Foxton, of Winchester fire station, said an inmate set fire to a rubbish bin, but was dealt with by prison guards.
Nobody is believed to have been injured.
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