White House on Fire

Things are really starting to warm up in the = White House = WASHINGTON (AP) - Thick black smoke billowed from a fire Wednesday in Vice President Dick Cheney's suite of offices in the historic Eisenhower Executive Office Building next to the White House.
Cheney's office was damaged by smoke and water from fire hoses, White House spokesman Scott Stanzel said. The vice president was not in the building at the time; he was in the West Wing of the White House with President Bush.

More than 1,000 people who work in the building were evacuated. The fire broke out on the second floor of the building around about 9:15 a.m. and was under control within a half hour, District of Columbia fire department spokesman Alan Etter said.

Afterward, Bush and Cheney appeared on West Executive Avenue, between the White House and the damaged building, to thank District of Columbia firefighters. A fire tanker nearby still had its ladder extended to a window on the blackened second floor.

The blaze was located in Cheney's suite of ceremonial offices. His working office is in the West Wing. Secret Service spokesman Darrin Blackford said the building was evacuated as a precaution. District of Columbia firefighters poured water on the blaze, broke windows and moved furniture onto a balcony.

There were no reports of serious injuries, Etter said. A U.S. Marine stationed at the building smashed a fifth-floor window to escape from the smoke and had to be rescued from the ledge, he said. The man suffered a minor cut to his hand.

The building remained evacuated while firefighters ventilated the smoke, Etter said. The displaced employees were sent to other offices or went home.

The extent of water, fire and smoke damage was unclear.

Investigators were working to determine the cause of the blaze, Etter said. The smoke appeared to come from an electrical closet on the building's second floor.

The Executive Office Building, a commanding structure with a granite, slate and cast iron exterior at the corner of Pennsylvania Avenue and 17th Street, houses the Office of Management and Budget and staff of the National Security Council and other agencies.

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[batesm]

It's not the White House

[UnitedOffensiveIII]

Thick black smoke billowed from a fire Wednesday in Vice President Dick Cheney's suite of offices in the historic Eisenhower Executive Office Building next to the White House.

Cheney's office was damaged by smoke and water from fire hoses, White House spokesman Scott Stanzel said. The vice president was not in the building at the time; he was in the West Wing of the White House with President Bush.

[batesm]

Right...its not the white house. Your title says its the white house. What's the point of your reply?

[UnitedOffensiveIII]

is close enough . whats important is what documents were burning!.

[ffairlane57]

So....which conspiracy theory is this involved in?

[UnitedOffensiveIII]

The Secret lays in the A.C Window Unit.

[axp07]

thats not the white house !!!!

[WindowsAndMacintosh]

Wow! There was smoke in a building in Washington DC! This proves that 9/11 was a hoax!

(sarcasm)

[mrphamily]

for all the people that says thats not the whitehouse, you are blind, can you not tell thats it white? even color blind people can tell... '-_- society today

[TheJmSter]

its the white house! in the news it said the white house was on fire!

[wheels0503]

is the "WHITE" house RED>?

huh? its not the white house

[DreamerXGroup]

thats not the white house. but thats what us anarchists will do to the real white house. we'll burn the fucker to the ground with molotovs. and i'd like to see military police stop us when we've stolen their weapons when we raided their armories. FUCKING REVOLUTION!

[RKftw68]

bush, youre supposed to put water in the cup noodles before you microwave it

[epiclawn]

Thats not the White House...........

[Megastephen1322]

Not white house white house is one next door to that house which was on fire

[BlazingAngels220099]

Your right! He just titled it to get views! D=