Lincoln, NE – Officials are monitoring carbon monoxide levels at the Lancaster County Jail after paramedics took 12 people to a hospital.
Paramedics were called to the jail in downtown Lincoln Sunday afternoon after some people there reported vomiting or feeling light-headed.
Some of the victims were inmates, and they were all escorted to the hospital. Lincoln Fire and Rescue Battalion Chief Leo Benes said none of the illnesses appeared to be life-threatening.
Benes said malfunctioning equipment caused the jail’s cafeteria to be flooded with carbon monoxide.
The Lancaster County Jail is part of the complex of buildings that includes courts and offices for city and county officials.