Fulton County Jail adjusting after storm causes power outage

ATLANTA — Tonight, we learned the Fulton County Jail is without power after severe storms that moved through on Friday, leading to an outage.

Channel 2 Action News received several calls from viewers who were concerned about the conditions at the facility.

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Sheriff Pat Labat says the power went out Friday night.

He tells Channel 2 Action News that the main issue right now is a propane tank. He says it must fully dump dangerous gases before contractors can restart the system that controls the air conditioning.

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Right now, the jail is operating off backup generators.

Sheriff Labat released the following statement to Channel 2 Action News saying:

“I would like to thank the entire FCSO team who has responded to this crisis for their heroic efforts to deploy emergency measures and keep the jail operational. We are operating under incredibly difficult circumstances right now which are creating uncomfortable conditions for the inmates and staff but our team has mounted an incredible response to keep everyone safe. Hot meals are being served tonight and it’s our hope that DREAM and Georgia Power will be able to safely restore full power, including air conditioning, soon. We will provide additional updates as the situation warrants.”

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