BURNABY, B.C. — Officials say a riot at a young offenders jail in Burnaby, B.C., has caused extensive damage.
Dan Purdy with the union representing corrections officers says inmates started smashing microwaves, windows and other items in a living unit at the Burnaby Youth Detention Centre on Tuesday night.
He says the young offenders then broke into a staff area and a second living unit, and continued destroying items, pulling out sprinklers and starting fires.
A spokesperson for the Ministry of Children and Family Development confirms police and fire crews were called in for a "serious incident" at the detention centre.
The spokesperson says the incident caused "extensive damage," including fire damage, but no one was injured.
Purdy says corrections officers have reported high tensions at the jail over the past year and they have concerns over whether the riot could have been prevented.
