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GGD-78-82 1 (1978-08-04)

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REPORT BY THE


Comptroller General


OF THE UNITED STATES


The Danbury Prison Fire-

What Happened?

What Has Been Done

To Prevent Recurrence?


GAO reconstructs the events of the morning
of July 7, 1977, when a fire at the Danbury
Federal Correctional Institution in Connect-
icut took the lives of five inmates and in-
jured many others. The report discusses the
fire's origin, the activities of correctional staff
and inmates, the factors contributing to the
tragedy, and the actions taken by the Bureau
of Prisons to investigate the fire and make
improvements-














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SGGD-78-82
                                                 AUGUST 4, 1978

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