Fire Breaks Out in Basement of Capitol Building

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Fire broke out Wednesday night in a basement storage room in the Rayburn House Office Building. No injuries were reported.

A Capitol Police spokeswoman, Sgt. Contricia Ford, said the building was evacuated at about 10:50 p.m. EDT. Only a few workers were in the building at the time. Firefighters extinguished the blaze less than an hour later, Ford said.

The cause of the fire was unknown.

Rayburn is one of several office buildings for lawmakers near the U.S. Capitol.