D.C. Townhouse Where Barack Obama Lives Catches Fire
Sunday, June 17, 2007
WASHINGTON - A Capitol Hill house where Sen. Barack Obama rents an
apartment caught on fire Sunday, but a spokesman said the Democratic
presidential contender was out of town to celebrate Father's Day.
The fire appeared to be on the third floor of a townhouse in northeast
Washington, and was likely caused by an old fan that had malfunctioned, said
Obama spokesman Robert Gibbs. Obama rents an apartment on the second floor,
Gibbs said.
Obama, D-Ill., was with his family in Chicago on Sunday, Father's Day, Gibbs
said.
The D.C. fire department did not have an immediate comment.