Escambia County spokesman Bill Pearson said Monday afternoon that a gas valve in the building's boiler system was to blame for the leak, which was reported about 3 p.m. Sunday.

A natural gas release caused the deadly explosion that killed two people and injured 184 more at the Escambia County Central Booking and Detention Facility last week, authorities have announced.

A fatal explosion at the Escambia County Jail last week was caused by a natural gas release into the facility, the Florida state fire marshal said Friday. Two inmates were killed in the explosion ...

Monday marks four years since the deadly explosion at the Escambia County Jail.The explosion at the central booking facility was caused by a gas leak after the historic floods in April 2014.Two ...

Investigators survey the damage after an apparent gas explosion killed 2 and injured over 100 inmates and guards at Escambia County jail in Pensacola, Florida May 1, 2014. REUTERS/Michael ...

ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WEAR) — It's been nearly five years since the deadly explosion of the old Escambia County Jail. A gas leak during severe weather in April 2014 caused the explosion.

PENSACOLA (CBSMiami/AP) -- An explosion at a Florida jail appears to have been caused by natural gas, investigators said Friday. Detectives said they have finished their work inside the crumbling ...

Updated: 5:24 PM EDT May 9, 2014 ... but they would not specify whether it was caused by a gas leak. ... Friday that they have finished their work inside the crumbling Escambia County Jail.

A fatal explosion at the Escambia County Jail last week was caused by a natural gas release into the facility, the Florida state fire marshal said Friday. Two inmates were killed in the explosion ...

(Reuters) – A powerful explosion, possibly from a gas leak, demolished part of a northwest Florida jail, killing two inmates and injuring some 150 others, officials said on Thursday.The blast ...

(Reuters) – A powerful explosion, possibly from a gas leak, demolished part of a northwest Florida jail, killing two inmates and injuring some 150 others, officials said on Thursday. The blast ...