European Commission Spokesperson Says 13th Floor of Headquarters Evacuated Due to Fire

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The 13th floor of the EU Commission headquarters, the Berlaymont building, was evacuated due to a fire, European Commission spokesman Eric Mamer said on Friday.

"Indeed, you would have seen some emergency vehicles which reached the Berlaymont roughly as we were coming down to the press room, I understand that there was an incident on the 13th floor that required their intervention, that the floor be evacuated," Mamer told a briefing when asked whether it was a fire at the building earlier on Friday.

NEW: Emergency services are responding to a fire on the 13th floor of the European Commission building - where the President’s office and quarters are.
Situation said to be “under control” and the building is not being evacuated at this stage. pic.twitter.com/c3VtriFSSJ

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The building is safe, Mamer noted, adding that the European Commission would provide more information about the fire later.