Two inmates are dead and between 100 and 150 others are injured following a gas explosion at Escambia County's central booking and detention facility in Pensacola late Wednesday night.
The deaths were first reported by CNN and the names of the deceased have yet to be announced. About 600 inmates were in the facility at the time.
Escambia County spokeswoman Kathleen Castro told reporters that the explosion occured around 11 p.m. and caused the building to partially collapse.
Castro didn't know if flooding in the area was a factor but says the jail did get extensive flooding during heavy rains that drenched the region over the previous 48 hours.
The Associated Press contributed to this report
