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A fire at a Cochise County jail Oct. 17, 2025 resulted in injuries to a dozen people.

The fire was caused by a malfunctioning electric door motor in the jail's loading area.

Those injured included detention officers, inmates and kitchen workers who were exposed to toxic smoke.

A fire at a jail in Cochise County in the southeastern part of the state left a dozen people with injuries, as officials blame an aging facility, according to the Cochise County Sheriff's Office.

Around 9:20 a.m. on Oct. 17, a fire was reported at the Cochise County Sheriff's Office Detention Facility in Bisbee, near U.S. Route 80 and Soto Street, after toxic smoke filled the jail, a Facebook post from the Sheriff's Office said.

The fire originated from an electric door motor that malfunct

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