Rioting inmates set Kentucky prison on fire

Kentucky: Rioting inmates started fires that damaged several buildings at a central Kentucky prison, and some prisoners suffered minor injuries in the melee, police said on Saturday.

Dozens of law enforcement officers responded to the disturbance that began on Friday at the medium-security Northpoint Training Center, south of Lexington.

Several hours later, all prisoners had stopped rioting and were accounted for, said state police spokesman Lt. David Jude.

No staff or officers were hurt, he said.

Jude did not elaborate on inmates' injuries and did not know if any had been hospitalised.

A medical building, kitchen and other buildings were damaged in the fires, according to a news release from the Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet.

Flames and smoke could be seen from miles away, and they continued to burn on Saturday.