Monday, may 29, in the evening there was a fire in the old Joliet prison (64 km southwest of Chicago).
The message about the fire in the prison at Joliet Collinst St 1125. received approximately 19.35 hours. Huge clouds of smoke rising over the building in the North-Eastern part of the prison.
The fire was extinguished after several hours, police surrounded the area. Information about victims, firefighters and investigators of the police Department Joliet establish the cause of the fire is not excluded that it was arson.
The prison, which closed in 2002, became famous thanks to the films made in its territory: «theBlues Brothers» («the Blues Brothers»), «Let’s Go to Prison» («Went to jail») and the TV series «Prison Break» («prison break»).
Joliet Fire Department
Joliet Fire Department working a fire at the old Collins Street Prison. pic.twitter.com/VcM4IiQwP2
— Scott Matthews (@Smatthews87Wx) May 30, 2017
