TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The White House staff were evacuated shortly after an electrical transformer near the West Wing malfunctioned and set off a smoke alarm, a White House official said, Saturday.
A Secret Service official stated President Obama was not in the area when this small incident happened.
"The transformer problem was quickly resolved. Electricity and personnel access to the West Wing has returned to normal. The First Family was unaffected," the White House official said in an emailed statement.
Firefighters responded to the incident and staff were evacuated briefly, the Secret Service official said. First report of the evacuation came at about 8 a.m. local time.
Abdul Manan