A fire occurred in the Department of Commerce's Herbert Clark Hoover Building headquarters, in
the 3rd floor 8th corridor between corridors 1 and 2, at approximately
8:15 pm, Thursday, October 8th. This area is in the section of the
building being renovated.
The building was safely evacuated with everyone accounted for, with no
complaints of injury or ill-effect reported. Air sampling was conducted
throughout the building, and all areas of the building have been
cleared for occupancy. The building can be accessed by employees and
contractors with PIV badges over the weekend, and will officially
reopen Tuesday morning, October 12, 2010. Update release
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