Fire Prompts the Evacuation Of Historic Eisenhower Building« Thread Started on Dec 19, 2007, 10:35pm » --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Fire Prompts the Evacuation Of Historic Eisenhower BuildingBy Allison Klein and Paul DugganWashington Post Staff Writers Thursday, December 20, 2007; Page B01 read at source> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/co ... rrer=email
A fire in a utility closet forced the evacuation of hundreds of employees from the historic Eisenhower Executive Office Building, next to the White House, yesterday and caused significant smoke and water damage to an ornate ceremonial office used by Vice President Cheney and many of his predecessors, officials said.