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INL building evacuated

The Engineering Research Office Building of the Idaho National Laboratory was evacuated briefly Tuesday morning.

A motor in the elevator control room caught fire. An INL maintenance worker put it out with a fire extinguisher before the fire department arrived, said Idaho Falls Division Chief Brad Pettingill.

About 660 people work in the building, an INL spokesperson said.

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