Cell fire extinguished at Barwon Prison

A fire in a Barwon Prison cell was extinguished by staff on Saturday afternoon, as firefighters rushed to the scene.

Barwon Prison, Lara. Picture: Peter Ristevski

Staff at Barwon Prison extinguished a fire in a prisoner’s cell on Saturday afternoon.

It’s understood prison workers discovered the fire about 2pm.

The team acted quickly and extinguished the flames before firefighters arrived.

A Department of Justice and Community Safety spokeswoman confirmed the small cell fire was safely extinguished.

“No staff or prisoners were injured,” she said.  

 It’s understood Fire Rescue Victoria attended the scene as a precaution.

Originally published as Cell fire extinguished at Barwon Prison