Posted on 05/11/2013 5:07:06 PM PDT by DogByte6RER
White House West Wing evacuated briefly because of smoke
Reporters and photographers were evacuated early Saturday after smoke was seen coming from Smoke coming from an overheated transformer in a mechanical room closet, officials said. No one was injured, and people were allowed back into the building after an hour.
WASHINGTON — Reporters and photographers were evacuated briefly from the West Wing of the White House early Saturday because of smoke from an overheated transformer in a mechanical room.
President Barack Obama and his family were not affected by the incident, according to the White House.
U.S. Secret Service spokesman Max Milien said that at about 7 a.m., smoke was seen coming from a mechanical room closet on the first floor.
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Yeah man ... it was just a transformer.
More background ...
Obama and His Pot-Smoking ‘Choom Gang’
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/05/obama-and-his-pot-smoking-choom-gang/
Probably burnt up a paper shredder again.
Where there’s smoke, there’s Choom? ;-)
Maybe from all the smoke 0's blowing up our backsides.
Jay Carney’s pants caught on fire.
Well, when you spend all your time and energy “blowing smoke” there will be a smoke buildup.
probably the meth lab on fire seeing as he;s a druggie
An Overheated Transformer or an over heated Transgender?
In Obama’s White House it could be either.
“White House West Wing Evacuated Briefly.”
Somebody spotted a bacon strip.
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