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Fire intentionally set at MCCC

Officials are investigating a fire that was intentionally set in a garbage can in a module dayroom Saturday morning at the Maui Community Correctional Center.

The fire happened at 9:14 a.m. in an area where a faulty fire alarm system is in the process of being replaced, said Toni Schwartz, spokeswoman for the state Department of Public Safety.

A fire watch is in place in the area with security staff assigned to routinely conduct physical checks several times an hour to monitor, report and log fire safety conditions and the activities of inmates in the area, Schwartz told The Maui News in late September. The Maui jail was fined for inoperable fire alarm pull stations and a nonfunctioning fire alarm panel.

She said alert jail staff quickly evacuated inmates from the dayroom and extinguished the fire within a couple of minutes. Once the smoke cleared and the area was cleaned, the inmates were taken back in, Schwartz said.

She said no one was injured.

“The inmates involved in setting the fire will face disciplinary action and possible criminal prosecution,” Schwartz said.

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