An angry young prisoner set fire to bedding and a mattress in a prison segregation block yesterday.

The 19-year-old man suffered smoke inhalation in his cell at High Down prison on the outskirts of Banstead at about 5pm.

It is the latest in a series of fires at the prison.

Jan 2014: High Down Prison cell fire leaves 10 injured

March 2015: Prison inmate sets fire to plastic bag "full of paper" in cell

Prison workers and two fire crews used a hose reel to tackle the blaze and the inmate was treated by prison medical staff.

Watch commander Russell Giles, from Banstead fire station, said: "It was obviously deliberate, probably started using smoking materials. It was a very angry young man."

Yesterday: Staff shortages, use of force and other serious concerns at High Down must be addressed, says Chief Inspector of Prisons

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