Several detention officers are safe after being held hostage inside the Bertie-Martin Regional Jail in Eastern North Carolina early Monday morning, authorities said.

Bertie County commissioner Vivian Saunders, who also serves on the jail’s commission, told WRAL’s sister station WITN that a hostage situation unfolded inside the jail on Monday morning.

Martin County Sheriff Drew Robinson and Bertie County Sheriff Tyrone Ruffin said those officers are now safe and are no longer inside the jail as of 9:30 a.m. Monday. Officials said law enforcement officers were still working to regain control of the jail, according to WITN’s reporting.

Authorities have not released many details about what happened. The Martin County Sheriff’s Office posted to social media around 7:30 a.m. about an ‘on-going incident’ inside the jail that prompted a large law enforcement presence.

There is no threat to the general public, as the incident is contained to the inside of the jail. This is an active situation and no further information will be released at this time, the sheriff’s office said.

As of 10 a.m., law enforcement said the scene was still active. WITN reported officers from several other counties and the State Bureau of Investigation were called to assist.

Original reporting: WRAL Raleigh — read the source article.