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A Tasmanian union claims Ashley Youth Detention Centre management failed to follow protocol ahead of an incident where two youth workers were injured and two young people were taken into custody. The incident, at the facility near Deloraine in the state's north, came only a day after workers took industrial action over safety concerns.

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00:00Just one day after staff took a stand on safety,
00:07emergency services were called to the Ashley Youth Detention Centre.
00:11There was injuries to the staff involved and it's obviously been another traumatic event.
00:16The union says the incident occurred yesterday afternoon with a fire lit in the kitchen.
00:22It was put out and two young people were taken into custody.
00:26One staff member was assaulted and we suspect that there's a broken nose.
00:31The other staff members injuries were less serious.
00:34The union says it's warned the state government about the implications of short staffing.
00:39They were at least three staff short and that normally when that happens
00:44there would be protocols put in place that restricts access from certain areas.
00:48That didn't occur.
00:49Tasmania's Department for Education, Children and Young People isn't commenting on staff numbers at the time.
00:55But says safety is its priority.
00:58At the end of last year three workers were injured and seven young people escaped the facility.
01:04Tasmania's Minister for Young People has described the latest incident as unacceptable
01:09and says the government is taking action.
01:12We have seven new staff that came on board in December last year.
01:16Another six new staff coming on board in January of this year.
01:20Also towards the end of last year we uplifted our security out at Ashley to ensure that those workers did feel safe.
01:29Tasmania Police is investigating the incident.
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