Massive brawl breaks out at supermax jail housing Chicago's most dangerous prisoners: Five are taken to hospital after inmates attack each other with weapons made from INHALERS
- Five inmates are in serious to critical condition after a fight at Cook County Jail
- The brawl lasted more than a minute and was caught on tape
- Four of the men hospitalized were awaiting trial on murder charges
- Injuries included puncture wounds and two makeshift weapons made from parts of inhalers were recovered
Five inmates are in serious to critical condition following a brawl at a super-maximum security jail in Chicago.
The fight - which was caught on tape - saw a rumble erupt among men who fought with makeshift weapons made from inhalers, on Friday afternoon.
Four of the five inmates injured in the brawl were at Cook County Jail awaiting trail on murder charges.
The fight, which lasted nearly a minute and a half, was brought under control quickly, a spokeswoman for the jail said to the Chicago Tribune.
The hurt men were brought to two different hospitals but none of the injuries sustained were life-threatening, she continued.
Some of the injuries were from puncture wounds, possibly made from two makeshift weapons recovered that were made from parts of inhalers.
Officials are investigating how the weapons were obtained.
Video footage of the altercation begins with a man running up the stairs of a general population room away from another inmate.
It seems that before the filming begins, the two were in a heated exchange.
The brawl at Cook County Jail in Chicago hospitalized five inmates who are in serious to critical condition. Weapons recovered included two makeshift items that were made with parts of inhalers
The chaos seemed to erupt after two inmates had an argument and one runs up the stairs. Other men in the room take the scuffle as an opportunity to fight each other
The chaos begins to erupt when a man standing near the center of the room takes the moment as a chance to punch another inmate in the back of the head.
Another one of the inmates is punched in the head and knocks against a cement pillar. He remains on the floor until someone pulls him away from his attackers.
In the hectic scuffle, nearly 30 men in the general population room are on guard, preparing for a fight.
Some seem to try and avoid being involved and line up against the wall near the door.
One of the men had trouble moving after his head was knocked into a cement pillar. A fellow inmate pulled him away so he could protect him from attackers
A spokeswoman for the jail said the brawl was brought quickly under control by officials, who seemed to be armed with Tasers
The majority of the clip shows inmates running around the room trying to avoid being hit or stabbed with a makeshift weapon.
Eventually, officals rush into the room and inmates drop to the floor.
The guards seem to have Tasers which they use on one of the main inmates involved in the altercation.
A street view of Cook County Jail in Chicago
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