VIDEO: Violent jailhouse fight injures 10, including 2 officers

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Thursday, October 27, 2016
Cook County jail erupts into jail fight
Cook County jail fight breaks out.

CHICAGO, IL (KTRK) -- Ten people wound up in a hospital after a violent jailhouse fight that was all caught on surveillance camera.

The brawl broke out on Tuesday at the Cook County Jail's maximum security division.

Officers are still trying to figure out why the fight started.

Eight inmates and two deputies were treated after the argument escalated into a scuffle in the inmate lunchroom.

Some of the inmates suffered puncture wounds, while two deputies were struck by food trays.