ELYRIA — A fight involving at least 15 inmates broke out Saturday night at the Lorain County Jail.

Sheriff’s Lt. Jack Hammond said in a news release that the incident, which took place in an area where high-risk inmates are held, appears to have been spurred by tension between inmates from Elyria, Lorain and Cleveland. Gang involvement is also being investigated, he said in the release.

Hammond said two corrections officers responded within seconds to the fights breaking out and nine other corrections following soon after that. The incident was under control within a few minutes of it beginning at 9:29 p.m., he said.

“The responding officers’ tactical approach was textbook which prevented the outburst from escalating to a full blown riot like event,” Hammond wrote.

He said only one inmate was injured in the melee and was treated at the jail by on-duty medical personnel at the jail.

Fifteen inmates have been placed into disciplinary lockdown while an investigation into the incident takes place.

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