MIAMI – Four inmates and three corrections officers at the Miami-Dade County Pre-Trial Detention Center were taken to a hospital Tuesday night after falling ill.
The inmates got sick after inhaling an unknown susbstance.
All seven people were taken to a hospital to be treated.
"The only thing we were presented with was that they were nauseating and vomiting," Miami Department of Fire-Rescue Capt. Ignatius Carroll said.
Juan Diasgranados, a spokesman for the Miami-Dade Corrections & Rehabilitation Department, said the staff members have since been released from the hospital.'
An investigation into what caused the illnesses is ongoing.