Fire in Biella Prison: Inmate Sets Mattress on Fire, Four Officers Intoxicated

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BIELLA – An inmate started a fire inside his cell, a potentially catastrophic event had it not been for the intervention of prison officers. Despite the prompt action, four officers were still intoxicated, one of whom was taken to the hospital with critical illness. According to the reconstruction, the inmate—held in the "Article 32" closed section, adjacent to solitary confinement—set fire to his mattress, then barricaded himself in the cell ba…