{"id":32030,"date":"2023-07-18T19:04:26","date_gmt":"2023-07-18T19:04:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news24feed.com\/?p=32030"},"modified":"2023-07-18T19:04:33","modified_gmt":"2023-07-18T19:04:33","slug":"the-boston-state-house-was-evacuated-due-to-a-basement-fire-according-to-state-police-boston-25-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news24feed.com\/?p=32030","title":{"rendered":"The Boston State House was evacuated due to a basement fire, according to state police &#8211; Boston 25 News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 rQkyc body-paragraph\">BOSTON &#8211; The State House was evacuated Tuesday afternoon after an electrical fire was discovered in the basement, state police said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 rQkyc body-paragraph\">The fire reached two alarms at 3pm with smoky conditions in parts of the building.  Boston Firefighters are on the scene. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 rQkyc body-paragraph\">&#8220;At this time, the fire appears to be contained to the basement. We are not aware of any injuries,&#8221; state police said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 rQkyc body-paragraph\">The basement fire was discovered at approximately 2:12 p.m., state police said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 rQkyc body-paragraph\">The fire is in a transformer room in the sub-basement of the building, state police said.  Emergency services are waiting for the power company to cut the power before entering to extinguish the fire. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 rQkyc body-paragraph\">There are smoky conditions in other parts of the building.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 rQkyc body-paragraph\">Bowdoin, Beacon and Hancock and Dern streets are closed to the public.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 rQkyc body-paragraph\">This is a developing story.  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The fire reached two alarms at 3pm with smoky conditions in parts of the building. Boston Firefighters are on the scene. &#8220;At this time, the fire appears to be contained to the basement. We are not aware of any injuries,&#8221; state police said. The basement fire was discovered at approximately 2:12 p.m., state police said. The fire is in a transformer room in the sub-basement of the building, state police said. 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