Four Guards, Several Inmates Injured in Rikers Island Fight

Some officers treated for exposure to an unknown chemical agent

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A skirmish at New York jail Rikers Island ended with several injured inmates and prison guards.

Guards immediately responded to a fight that broke out late Friday, according a Correction Department spokesman. Four officers and several prisoners were injured, while some guards were treated for exposure to an unknown chemical agent, the Associated Press reports.

It was not immediately clear what prompted the fight.

[AP]