White House Briefly Evacuated Due To Smoking Transformer Early This Morning

NBC News –

Reporters were evacuated from the White House on Saturday morning after an overheated transformer drew fire trucks to the West Wing.

The evacuation came after smoke was seen in a mechanical room, the Secret Service said. Multiple fire trucks raced to the building at about 7:15 a.m. Secret Service officers blocked off the entrances to the West Wing.

“The transformer problem was quickly resolved. Electricity and personnel access to the West Wing has returned to normal,” a White House official said in a statement to Reuters. “The First Family was unaffected.”

No injuries were reported.