UPDATE 11am: Corrections Victoria has confirmed a prisoner climbed onto the roof of a prison-industries building at Loddon Prison Thursday night.
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The incident occurred about 8pm and the prisoner came down peacefully about 11pm, before being taken to a management cell.
EARLIER: Corrections Victoria has confirmed there was an emergency situation at Loddon Prison on Thursday night but says it should not be characterised as a riot, 3AW is reporting.
The trouble began at the medium security facility about 8pm.
A prisoner got onto the roof of the medium security facility, with dozens of prisoners flowing out onto the grounds to watch the incident unfold.
The prison was put into lockdown.
There wasn't any significant damage caused.
Nobody was injured.
