Portions of San Jose's downtown jail evacuated in fire
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Portions of San Jose's downtown jail evacuated in fire

San Jose : CA : USA | Apr 09, 2012 at 12:54 PM PDT
Source: San Jose Mercury News
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Font Resize A fire broke out at the south wing of San Jose's main jail on Hedding Street Monday morning. Officials were still trying to location the source of the fire about noon after evacuating civilian workers and visitors to the building. About 450 inmates remained under guard, though some were moved... FULL ARTICLE AT San Jose Mercury News
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The prison was housing more than 1,900 inmates at the time of the blaze
The prison was housing more than 1,900 inmates at the time of the blaze
 
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