U.S. Capitol Evacuated After Power Outage
U.S. Capitol Evacuated After Power Outage
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WASHINGTON - Police ordered an evacuation of the U.S. Capitol shortly after noon Monday after the building lost power.
Sirens signaling the evacuation went off and lawmakers and visitors were told to leave.
It was not immediately clear what the cause of the outage was. Before the sirens went off, visitors calmly walked toward the exits and it appeared that emergency generators were activated because some lights flickered back on.
Security officers and other building personnel walked the halls with flashlights.
