UPDATE: Kansas prison has broken windows, fire damage

BUTLER COUNTY — The Kansas Department of Corrections is investigating an incident that required local law enforcement assistance on Sunday afternoon at the El Dorado Correctional Facility.

First responders on the scene at the El Dorado Correctional Facility Sunday afternoon -photo courtesy KWCH

Officials say inmates broke dozens of windows and set fires during a weekend disturbance at the maximum-security prison in south-central Kansas.

Kansas Department of Corrections spokesman Samir Arif said Monday that nobody was hurt. The disturbance started Sunday afternoon in the recreation yard at the prison in El Dorado and lasted about 4 ½ hours. Between 75 and 150 inmates were involved.

State union president Sarah LaFrenz says a corrections officer who witnessed what happened told her around 40 windows were broken. She said two classrooms had fire and smoke damage. The officer also told LaFrenz that inmates took over radio communication devices.

She says the disturbance began after an inmate on the yard who had refused to comply with instructions was restrained and moved.

Arif confirmed there was damage but provided no specifics.

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BUTLER COUNTY— The Kansas Department of Corrections is investigating an incident that required local law enforcement assistance on Sunday afternoon at the El Dorado Correctional Facility.

At approximately 4:30 pm, inmates began to surrender to security staff, according to KDOC spokesman Samir Arif.

The fires that were started by inmates were promptly extinguished, and a team from the Department of Corrections is examining damage.

The perimeter of the facility was secure for the entire duration of the incident, and at no point was the surrounding community in any danger.

All inmates and staff have been accounted for. There were no reported injuries.

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BUTLER COUNTY — Officials with the Kansas Department of Corrections are working with local law enforcement to calm an ongoing situation at the El Dorado Correctional Facility.

On Sunday afternoon, a group of inmates refused to return from the yard to the living area and started small fires within a secure perimeter, according to KDOC spokesman Samir Arif.

There are no injuries reported and all staff accounted for, according to Arif.

The KDOC released no additional details Sunday afternoon.