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Boston Herald
Boston Herald
National
Chris Van Buskirk

Electrical fire at State House in Boston forces evacuation of building, state police say

Boston firefighters responded to an electrical fire at the State House Tuesday afternoon, a spokesperson for the state police said.

Boston firefighters responded in mass just after 2 p.m. and quickly gathered on Derne Street, where several trucks started extending their ladders towards upper-story windows.

State police spokesman Dave Procopio said no injuries were reported and “at this time, it appears the fire was confined to the basement.”

“The fire is in a transformer room in the building’s sub-basement. Companies are awaiting electrical utility to cut power before they make entry to extinguish the fire. There are smoke conditions in other parts of the building,” Procopio said in a statement just before 3 p.m.

A spokesperson for the Boston Fire Department confirmed companies were responding but did not have additional details.​

Hundreds of staffers, lawmakers, and members of the public calmly flooded into a private parking lot before officials asked everyone to move away from the building.

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