All 3,000 city Department of Correction body-worn cameras were yanked Saturday — a day after an officer at the Rikers Island correctional facility was injured when hers ignited, The Post has learned.
The captain’s body camera caught on fire Friday, prompting unions to ask for a full safety review, officials said.
“They’re going to pull them,” Patrick Ferraiuolo, president of the Correction Captains’ Association, said. “They’re not going to be returned to staff until we’re sure they’re OK.”
Earlier reports indicated the officer was burned by the camera fire but officials later said she suffered smoke inhalation, he said.
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“She went to the hospital but she wasn’t admitted,” he said. “She’s doing O.K., a little traumatized.”
It’s not clear what caused the camera to ignite but some of them have lithium batteries, Ferraiuolo noted.