A West Lothian prison has reportedly been 'locked down' following a health related incident, as emergency services rushed to the scene.
HMP Addiewell are currently dealing with an incident and have confirmed that police, the ambulance service and Scottish Fire and Rescue are supporting the prison.
According to the Record, emergency services raced to the scene today (Thursday) as images captured outside the prison show several fire engines parked nearby.
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One eye witness also reported crews entering the facility. The person said: "Looks like a major incident at Addiewell Prison with the amount of police and ambulances I’ve just seen going in."
Several staff members have reportedly been rushed to hospital, with a source telling the Record that staff in the Lomond B wing fell unwell. Prison bosses said they are currently dealing with a health-related incident, however, refused to comment on the claims that staff members had fallen ill.
The source told the Record: "The full prison has been locked down and emergency services are all over it.
"A prisoner started burning some sort of drug and started taking a fit and being sick. Everyone that went to help him also went down too, so staff were lying on the floor. They’re all at the hospital now and the prisoner is there too. He's in a really bad way."
A Scottish Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We received a call at 2.59pm to attend an incident at Addiewell Prison. We dispatched a number of resources, including the Special Operations Resource Team, and two patients were transported to St John’s Hospital, Livingston.”
An HMP Addiewell spokesperson said: "We can confirm that Police Scotland, Scottish Ambulance Service and Scottish Fire & Rescue Service are supporting prison management to deal with a health related incident."
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