The man, whose vital prognosis is engaged, was transported by the marine-firefighters to the hospital of La Timone.
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A prisoner in his thirties was seriously burned in the fire in his cell during the night from Sunday to Monday at the Baumettes penitentiary center in Marseille, AFP learned on Monday August 1 from sailors- firefighters. The man, whose vital prognosis is engaged, was transported by the marine-firefighters to the hospital of La Timone. A second detainee who was in the cell above was slightly poisoned by the fumes and treated on the spot, said the marine-firefighters.
The fire completely destroyed the 9 m2 cell located in the regional medico-psychological support unit, according to the prison administration. It was extinguished by prison staff before the arrival of the firefighters, the latter told AFP.
Located in the southern districts of Marseille, the Baumettes penitentiary center is being renovated. In place of the historic stone building now destroyed, a new remand center with 740 places should be built by 2025 alongside a first extension of 1,182 places, Baumettes 2, opened in 2018 It was in this last building that the fire took place. As of August 1, 816 men and 106 women were imprisoned at Baumettes.