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Senate buildings evacuated |
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By Alexander Bolton
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Posted: 10/31/07 01:23 PM [ET] |
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The Senate Hart and Dirksen Office Buildings were evacuated shortly after 1 p.m. on Wednesday. There are at least four fire trucks and an ambulance at the scene as hundreds of aides left the buildings. Senate staffers told The Hill that this was not a planned drill, though it is unclear why fire and rescue personnel were called. “Evacuating hart & dirksen due to confirmed fire & audible alarm. Fire near sh-b01,” U.S. Capitol Police spokeswoman Sergeant Kimberly Schneider, said in an e-mail. |
