The Bowling Green office of Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) was engulfed in flames in a fire that started last night, officials have confirmed.
No injuries have been reported at this time.
The Bowling Green Fire Department arrived at the scene around 1:45 a.m.
Firefighters fought heavy smoke and fire when they hit the scene and had to call for backup.
Rand Paul said: “We are thankful for the Bowling Green first responders who arrived quickly to the scene to put out the fire and are continuing to work with authorities to assess damages and to determine a cause.
“We have a very well-established emergency management plan and have the ability to continue operations that will not impact our work helping Kentuckians.”
BREAKING: The fire department is reportedly on scene at Rand Paul’s (R-KY) office in Bowling Green, Kentucky after it caught fire overnight. (story is still developing) pic.twitter.com/UVI83A6Haw
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Sen. Rand Paul’s office was not the only building impacted, the fire impacted multiple neighboring commercial businesses in downtown Bowling Green.
A public information officer for the Bowling Green Fire Department, says no injuries have been reported. pic.twitter.com/VYh02Ew1q8
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Several large tree limbs in front of Sen. Paul’s office had to be cut so a hose could reach the 2nd-floor windows.
Six units worked to extinguish the flames.
Firefighters were manning the aerials of trucks 1 and 6 to get at the fire from above, according to the Bowling Green Daily.
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