@senatus broke the story on Twitter but it appears to be a minor event:
A construction crew using torches to work on water pipes on the second level of the 580,000-square-foot center accidentally set fire to insulation shortly after 1 p.m., said Alan Etter, a spokesman for the D.C. fire department.
He described the damage as “negligible” and said the fire did not jeopardize any historical artifacts on display at the $621 million center, which opened Dec. 2 after six years of construction work.
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December 18th, 2008 at 9:39 pm
I just hope Senator Reid didn’t have to smell it.