Small Fire Extinguished at Secret Service Facility on Clinton Compound
By Anna Young and David Propper
A minor fire was quickly extinguished at a Secret Service facility on Bill and Hillary Clinton’s Chappaqua property on Wednesday afternoon.
New Castle Police Department Sergeant Arthur Mendoza confirmed a fire broke out and said there was no one injured. The Clintons were not on the property at the time of the fire, the Secret Service stated.
An investigation into the fire is now underway, Mendoza said.
A Secret Service employee within the compound reported the fire to the Chappaqua Fire Department at 2:40 p.m. and it was put out by 3:17 p.m., Mendoza said.
“No one’s home,” a firefighter on scene replied when asked if anyone was present at the house.
The Clintons bought the five-bedroom home on Old House Road in 1999 as Bill Clinton was wrapping up his second term as president.
The fire started in the ceiling of a facility used by the Secret Service, on the second floor. The facility is located behind the Clintons’ home, not attached to the house.
“Fire extinguishers were utilized to suppress the fire and members of the Chappaqua Fire Department responded and inspected the area above the fire to ensure it had been completely extinguished,” a statement from the Secret Service said.
Reporters gathered near the house Wednesday afternoon and at least two helicopters were seen flying overhead. A little after 4 p.m., an electrician’s truck pulled into the compound.
When departing the scene a local fire official said he could not comment and that Secret Service would now be handling the matter. Three men who appeared to be Secret Service personnel left without commenting.
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