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Fire Breaks Out in Dirksen

By Roll Call Staff
Posted October 3, 2007 at 1:41pm

A small fire began burning sometime within the past half hour in the Dirksen Senate Office Building, a Capitol Police spokeswoman confirmed.

It is unclear where the fire began in the building, Sgt. Kimberly Schneider said. Police officials are on the scene, Schneider said.

Check back to RollCall.com for more details as they become available.

— Elizabeth Brotherton

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