2 injured in 201 Poplar fire after inmates set jail pod on fire

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Two people suffered burns Thursday at the Shelby County Jail after the Memphis Fire Department said two inmates reportedly set their jail pod on fire.

The Memphis Fire Department responded to the scene at 201 Poplar shortly after 1 p.m. Thursday after they said they got reports two inmates set their jail pod on fire.

MFD said the fire was out when firefighters arrived, and they treated two people with burns.

We've reached out to the Shelby County Sheriff's Office for more details about the circumstances surrounding the fire.