
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: FRIDAY, December 17, 1993                   TAG: 9312170118
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: B2   EDITION: STATE 
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DATELINE: WYTHEVILLE                                LENGTH: Short

9 WYTHE JAIL INMATES FACE ARSON CHARGES

Nine inmates at the Wythe County jail are being charged with arson following a fire on the second floor of the building Tuesday night.

They also will be charged with conspiracy to commit arson and participating in a riot, said Keith Dunigan, an investigator with the Sheriff's Department.

Jail employees who discovered the fire moved prisoners from the second floor into holding cells on the ground floor.

None of the inmates required treatment as a result of the fire, but three officers were treated by the Wythe County Rescue Squad for smoke inhalation.

The jail had 33 inmates at the time of the fire. Afterward, 16 were moved temporarily to jails in Pulaski, Smyth and Carroll counties. Repairs are expected to be completed so they can be returned this weekend.

by CNB