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Grand jury says insufficient to bring charges in Florida jail explosion that killed 2 inmates
Published December 01, 2015
FILE - In this file photo from May 1, 2014, debris is scattered on the sidewalk in front of the Escambia County Jail after an explosion forced the evacuation of the facility in Pensacola, Florida. A report released Thursday by the State Attorney’s Office said a grand jury concluded that there wasn’t enough evidence to bring criminal charges. The explosion killed two inmates and left a guard paralyzed after it ripped through the jail's bottom floor. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File) (The Associated Press)
A grand jury looking into a deadly Florida jail explosion says there isn't enough evidence to bring criminal charges.
Two inmates were killed and nearly 200 inmates were injured in the April 30 blast at the Escambia County Jail in Pensacola. It followed a torrential rain storm that flooded much of Florida's Panhandle.
In a report released by the State Attorney's Office on Thursday, grand jurors commended guards and the Escambia Sheriff's staff for their work during the explosion and flooding.
Jurors noted that a spark from an unknown source ignited natural gas and caused the explosion.
The grand jury made a number of recommendations for the county to consider as it builds a new jail.
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