Inmates of the Camp Street Prison in the city yesterday afternoon set alight a mattress in the Brick Cell block at the facility.
As a result, thick smoke emanated from the southern end of the prisoner’s block soon after and an alarm was raised. The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) arrived promptly and doused the flames.
The Police were summoned and the prison wardens were on alert yesterday as they secured the facility and brought the situation back to normal.
It is unclear what started the commotion among the prisoners, but a team of policemen were on the scene yesterday afternoon conducting an investigation.