This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It will not be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/england/oxfordshire/6449069.stm
The article has changed 5 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 0 | Version 1 |
|---|---|
| Nine hurt in asylum centre riot | Nine hurt in asylum centre riot |
| (about 1 hour later) | |
| Seven staff and two inmates have been injured in a fire after a riot broke out at an immigration removal centre. | |
| Emergency services were called to deal with the incident at Campsfield removal centre near Kidlington, in Oxfordshire, early on Wednesday. | |
| A BBC reporter has seen a dozen riot officers carrying shields enter the centre to join about 35 police officers who were dealing with the incident. | A BBC reporter has seen a dozen riot officers carrying shields enter the centre to join about 35 police officers who were dealing with the incident. |
| The nine injured people are thought to be suffering from smoke inhalation. | The nine injured people are thought to be suffering from smoke inhalation. |
| The seven immigration staff at the centre and two detainees have been taken to hospital. | The seven immigration staff at the centre and two detainees have been taken to hospital. |
| A Home Office spokesman said the riot teams were working to get the centre completely under control as soon as possible. | |
| "The perimeter of Campsfield has not been breached and all detainees have been accounted for," he added. | |
| They used force to drag the person from the bed and after that everything kicked off Campsfield detainee Campsfield's troubled history | |
| In a statement Thames Valley Police said: "The detainees were evacuated and nine people have been taken to hospital suffering from smoke inhalation. No serious injuries have been reported. | In a statement Thames Valley Police said: "The detainees were evacuated and nine people have been taken to hospital suffering from smoke inhalation. No serious injuries have been reported. |
| "The fire has now been extinguished. Five fire engines and 30 firefighters attended the incident. The fire was relatively small and mainly generated a lot of smoke." | "The fire has now been extinguished. Five fire engines and 30 firefighters attended the incident. The fire was relatively small and mainly generated a lot of smoke." |
| 'Riot gear' | 'Riot gear' |
| A detainee, who did not want to be named, told BBC News 24: "This place is falling apart - computers are getting smashed. | A detainee, who did not want to be named, told BBC News 24: "This place is falling apart - computers are getting smashed. |
| "They've stopped fighting now but they're destroying every bit of equipment they can find - computers getting smashed, shops are getting broken into, they're stealing everything." | "They've stopped fighting now but they're destroying every bit of equipment they can find - computers getting smashed, shops are getting broken into, they're stealing everything." |
| He said the violence started after staff tried to remove an Algerian man from his room. | He said the violence started after staff tried to remove an Algerian man from his room. |
| "They used force to drag the person from the bed and after that everything kicked off," he said. | "They used force to drag the person from the bed and after that everything kicked off," he said. |
| A Home Office spokeswoman said the continuing incident began at 0630 GMT. | A Home Office spokeswoman said the continuing incident began at 0630 GMT. |
| Dozens of police including riot units are at the scene | Dozens of police including riot units are at the scene |
| BBC reporter Rajesh Mirchandani, speaking outside the centre, said: "I've just seen a couple of coach loads of officers wearing uniforms with the letters HMP - so prison service officers. | BBC reporter Rajesh Mirchandani, speaking outside the centre, said: "I've just seen a couple of coach loads of officers wearing uniforms with the letters HMP - so prison service officers. |
| "They are the tornado team - the fast response team. They're riot trained and they went in carrying riot gear. | "They are the tornado team - the fast response team. They're riot trained and they went in carrying riot gear. |
| He said he could see a helicopter hovering overhead and police dog units and mounted police were now patrolling the perimeter of the centre. | He said he could see a helicopter hovering overhead and police dog units and mounted police were now patrolling the perimeter of the centre. |
| "Police, fire and ambulance teams are on the scene and a number of Tornado units from the Prison Service have been deployed to the centre," said the Home Office spokeswoman. | "Police, fire and ambulance teams are on the scene and a number of Tornado units from the Prison Service have been deployed to the centre," said the Home Office spokeswoman. |
| Campsfield can hold 196 adult male detainees, but it is not known how many are currently being held there. |