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3 fire departments respond to fire at Langley Air Force Base

Langley Air Force Base, Joint Base Langley-Eustis
Posted at 12:19 PM, Mar 06, 2023
and last updated 2023-03-06 20:07:17-05

HAMPTON, Va.— The Langley, Hampton and NASA fire departments are responding to a fire at Langley Air Force Base, according to a Joint Base Langley-Eustis spokesperson.

The spokesperson says crews responded to the structural fire, located at Building 777 on Sweeney Boulevard, around 10:47 a.m. on Monday, March 6.

The spokesperson advises people to avoid the portion of Sweeney Boulevard between Thompson Street and Plumb Street, and on base traffic is being led to Dodd Boulevard instead of Sweeney Boulevard while responders continue their work.

There are currently no reported hazardous exposures or injuries, and everyone in the facility and nearby buildings has been accounted for, according to the spokesperson.

It is unclear how the fire started. An investigation into the fire's origin and an assessment of any damage will take place once the fire is extinguished.

We are working to learn more as this story develops.

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