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Fire Breaks Out at Vice President Cheney's Office

NPR | By John Ydstie,
Don Gonyea
Published December 19, 2007 at 11:26 AM CST

Thick smoke billows from the White House compound in the Executive Office Building after an apparent electrical fire breaks out. The building is the ceremonial office of Vice President Dick Cheney. The vice president was across the street in his West Wing office when the fire was discovered.

Secret Service spokesman Darrin Blackford says the building, a national historic landmark, was evacuated as a precaution.

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John Ydstie
John Ydstie has covered the economy, Wall Street, and the Federal Reserve at NPR for nearly three decades. Over the years, NPR has also employed Ydstie's reporting skills to cover major stories like the aftermath of Sept. 11, Hurricane Katrina, the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal, and the implementation of the Affordable Care Act. He was a lead reporter in NPR's coverage of the global financial crisis and the Great Recession, as well as the network's coverage of President Trump's economic policies. Ydstie has also been a guest host on the NPR news programs Morning Edition, All Things Considered, and Weekend Edition. Ydstie stepped back from full-time reporting in late 2018, but plans to continue to contribute to NPR through part-time assignments and work on special projects.
Don Gonyea