The US Capitol was temporarily closed and evacuated due to the excessive caution of the security service, responding to a fire near the complex. This is reported by the US Secret Service guarding government buildings at Twitter .
In the message of the security officials, it is said that a small fire that caused the alarm was extinguished. “There is no threat to public safety,” the post said.
Soon after the Congress building was locked down and workers were evacuated, the cause of the smoke was already known, causing the alarm. It turned out that a fire had started under an overpass a few blocks from the Capitol, where the tents of the homeless were located.
On January 6, supporters of the current head of state Donald Trump, who did not recognize the results of the November presidential elections, stormed the Capitol. This happened during a rally that escalated into clashes with the police. Five people died.