The White House was put on lockdown
Saturday morning after a nearby food vendor location suffered a small
explosion, causing a security sweep of the area, according to a White
House pool report.
Photos
posted on Twitter from Will Sweet show heavy smoke from one of the food
locations in the 400 block of 15th Street, Northwest on Saturday
morning. D.C. fire officials said the fire was extinguished and one
person was evaluated on the scene, but not transported to a hospital.
So this fire just broke out right outside the White House.... pic.twitter.com/jxMdPIgmRI— Will Sweet (@will_sweet1) March 7, 2015
The
White House press pool was out on the South Lawn for the departure of
President Barack Obama and his family to Selma, Alabama, when the
explosion occurred. Secret Service moved the press back into the White
House and initiated a lockdown of the building.
During
a sweep of the area, a K-9 unit hit on a vehicle in the 1600 block of
Constitution Avenue. The White House remains on lockdown while
authorities check out the vehicle.
