Ravenhall: Prisoner killed in cell fire horror as guards make grim discovery after mystery blaze
- Man, 22, dead after fire in a prison cell
- Was found unconscious after blaze was put out
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A man has died at a Melbourne remand centre after a fire broke out in his cell.
The 22-year-old was found unconscious at the Metropolitan Remand Centre in Ravenhall, the city's west, about 8:50pm on Sunday after the blaze was extinguished.
Paramedics attempted to resuscitate him but he died at the scene.
Police have launched an investigation into the death.
A 22-year-old man has died after a fire broke in a cell at the Metropolitan Remand Centre in Ravenhall (pictured), in Melbourne's West, on Sunday night
The male-only centre can hold up to 673 accused criminals awaiting trial or appeal in a maximum security setting.
It has a steady stream of about 150 new prisoners entering each week, according to the state's Department of Justice and Community Safety.
About the same amount are leave the prison weekly, either being released or sent to another prison after being found guilty of a crime.
