( CNN ) -- Authorities regained control of a Kentucky prison early Saturday after inmates torched buildings , shattered windows and threw rocks at guards . Inmates set fire to a Kentucky prison on Friday after the warden said he would ease restrictions on a lockdown . Inmates at the medium-security Northpoint Training Center in Burgin started an uprising shortly after the warden announced he 'd ease restrictions on a lockdown , Northpoint Public Information Officer Mendalyn Cochran told CNN . Two inmates were transported to hospitals with chest pains , she said , and there were no reports of hostages taken . The lockdown was instituted Tuesday , after about 10 to 15 inmates assaulted two others in a fight over stolen property , Cochran said . Warden Steve Haney told prisoners about 6 p.m. Friday of his plan to ease the lockdown , but 30 minutes later , fires began to spread through the dorm-styled institution , she said . Inmates were evacuated to the prison yard and authorities threw tear gas over the fence to subdue the prisoners , Cochran said . The damage to the facility was so severe that all the prison 's 1,200 inmates had to be kept outside in a prison yard . `` There are several buildings in the front that will be a total loss , '' said Lt. David Jude of Kentucky State Police . An investigation will determine whether criminal charges will be levied against some of the inmates . Burgin is about 40 miles southwest of Lexington . CNN 's Leslie Tripp contributed to this report .
Guards regained control of Kentucky prison early Saturday after inmate uprising . Prison was placed on lockdown Tuesday after fight among inmates . Warden planned to ease lockdown when fires broke out in prison .