ILLINOIS — At least two inmates at the Cook County Jail in Chicago have taken a fellow inmate hostage inside the facility.

From NBC Chicago: “According to the Cook County Sheriff’s office, the two detainees covered the floor of Division 10 with soapy water and obscured the fixed cameras within the tier before ripping the cameras down entirely.”

The hostage takers are reportedly armed with some type of shank.

There are multiple other inmates in the pod. Division 10 is the maximum security area of the jail.

Officials said they are working to resolve the incident ‘peacefully.’

No injuries have been reported.

The situation is ongoing.

Update:

(CBS) — Two Cook County Jail inmates took a fellow detainee hostage for several hours after taking over a maximum-security section of the facility, the sheriff’s department said.

The standoff began Thursday afternoon, when the inmates sabotaged surveillance cameras in a housing tier in Division 10, the sheriff’s office said in an email. One of 16 inmates who live in the tier was being held hostage by the “two aggressors” with a sharp object.

The sheriff’s Emergency Response Team worked to resolve the situation peacefully, the sheriff’s department said. Officials said it was over around 8 p.m.

No officers have been injured.