Smoking Electrical Box Prompts Evacuation Of Downtown High-Rise

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PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – There were some tense moments as a building in downtown Pittsburgh was evacuated Tuesday morning.
Firefighters, police and EMS responded to what was called in as a building fire at 525 William Penn Place.
While there was no actual fire, an electrical box tied to a generator started smoking. The smoke started filling up the basement.
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Firefighters vented the smoke out of the basement.
Elevators were down during this