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A number of prisoners are said to fallen ill due to suspected food poisoning at a jail in the south of England. Emergency services raced to HMP Lews in East Sussex this afternoon (Thursday).
Some of the inmates were taken to hospital for treatment in the incident at the category B jail, according to the Press Association. Around six people are thought to be unwell but the total number of people affected is yet to be confirmed.
The prisoners are all thought to have eaten the same meal and no-one is considered to be in a life-threatening condition or seriously ill, according to officials.
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HMP Lewes is not in lockdown and it is understood that the incident is not at this time believed to be related to drugs. The South East Ambulance Service told the Mirror paramedics had responded to an incident at the prison that was reported to them at about midday.
A spokesperson for East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: "The Fire Service are currently working with other agencies and specialist teams to ascertain the cause of the issue." There are reported to be at least eight ambulance, police and fire service teams at at the scene at HMP Lewes.
According to local outlet The Argus, there was a decontamination tent outside Eastbourne District General Hospital about 16 miles away with signs outside saying it is closed due to a "major incident."
HMP Lewes is a category B jail that holds 692 prisoners in a mix of single and double cells. As a category B prison, it houses prisoners who are taken directly from court in the local area.
Inspectors were damming about conditions at HMP Lewes in a February, 2023, report and were alarmed
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