LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Police in southern Indiana said a small fire at a jail started when wet towels spontaneously combusted.Â
The Scott County Indiana Sheriff's Office posted on Facebook about the incident that happened Wednesday morning.
The office said video appears to shows a freshly washed damp stack of towels spontaneously combust and begin smoking.
The towels were removed and the fire department was called out.
A jail officer had to be taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation.
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