by Corrections officers are working to control a riot at a prison in Sydneys west with inmates photographed on the facilitys roof.
Pictures taken from a helicopter show smoke and flames billowing from Parklea Correctional Centres roof.
Prison inmates are seen on the roof of Parklea Correctional Centre on Monday afternoon.Credit:Getty Images
MTC-Broadspectrum, the prisons private operator, said 14 inmates jumped onto the roof of an accommodation wing about 2pm on Monday.
Parkleas immediate response team officers and the security operation group are managing the situation to safely bring the inmates down from the roof, a spokeswoman said.
Footage shot from a helicopter shows other inmates in a prison courtyard lying down with their hands on their heads
The prison is a privately managed facility that houses medium and maximum security inmates.
Prisoners have climbed onto the roof of Parklea Correctional Centre Credit:Nine News
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