Evacuation at City Hall Annex Today

[stephendare]

Veronica Dame is reporting that there was an evacuation of the City Hall Annex today, and a bunch of smoke at the building.

Five firetrucks and an ambulance arrived as people were evacuated onto the streets.

[Lunican]

Firetrucks were headed there at 1:20, not 1:45.

[Lunican]

People who work in the Courthouse Annex were standing on the sidewalk across Bay Street watching Jacksonville Fire & Rescue arrive after the building was evacuated at 1:15 p.m. yesterday. Witnesses reported there was smoke on floors 4-8. State Rep. Mike Weinstein said when he went to the 8th floor to retrieve his briefcase before heading for the stairs, the floor was filled with smoke.

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