State Department Assessing Fire Damage From Tuesday Morning

Repairs crews are still on site assessing the damage at a State Department complex after a fire Tuesday morning. A number of offices have been temporarily displaced, but most employees will be able to return to work this morning. The fire took broke out on the fifth floor of a the Low-Rise complex in Colombia Plaza on the George Washington University campus. Workers should call their supervisors about their work status. A daycare in that building has also reopened. The fire broke out around 5:30 a.m. on Tuesday, setting off the sprinkler system and causing significant water damage.