An explosion occurred before midnight at the Escambia County Central Booking and Detention Facility.

Six inmates who were in Escambia County Jail went it exploded said they smelled gas long before the April 30 explosion.

The Escambia County Sheriff's Office is investigating the deaths of the inmates. At the news conference outside the jail Thursday, officials had few answers to the how or why the explosion occurred.

A major milestone for the Escambia County Central Booking and Detention Facility, as demolition on the old building kicked off Wednesday. The demolition began after a special ceremony, complete ...

The Escambia County Jail was rocked by an explosion Wednesday night after a major rainstorm caused the basement to flood. Two inmates died and nearly 200 inmates and prison guards were injured.

It's been nearly five years since the deadly explosion of the old Escambia County Jail. A gas leak during severe weather in April 2014 caused the explosion. It killed two inmates, left a ...

A news conference is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. regarding Wednesday night's gas explosion at the Escambia County jail that killed two inmates and sent a total of 184 people to local hospitals for ...

Two people were killed and scores injured Wednesday night, when 'an apparent gas explosion' demolished a portion of the Escambia County Central Booking and Detention Center.

Escambia County denied a request for recordings of phone calls made from the jail by inmates prior to the explosion, saying they are part of the ongoing investigation.

A ceremony in Escambia County Florida commemorated the destruction of the old Escambia County jail and outlined the county's plans for the future.

Escambia County officials agreed in June to take over the jail from Morgan and take responsibility for the federal government's findings after weeks of tense debate on how to address the report.

The explosion at the Escambia County Jail killed two inmates and left 184 inmates and corrections officers injured. In the days and hours that followed, even as the paper’s small staff was rallying to ...