Fire and smoke rising near the "Congress"
US officials have indicated that there is a fire several blocks away from the US Congress, and do not believe it represents a security threat.
Al Arabiya stated that the fire near the Capitol was an accident, noting that there was no security suspicion in the fire that broke out near the Capitol building.
The security authorities had evacuated the participants in the inauguration exercises on the western side of the Congress building after a security threat, in addition to closing the Congress building completely and preventing exit or entry to it.
