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Smoke causes evacuation of Main Street building

County fire personnel responded to an incident at the Sarasota City Center building this morning. Workers were let back in shortly after being evacuated.


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  • | 10:40 a.m. June 1, 2017
Authorities have cleared the scene after an evacuation at the Sarasota City Center.
Authorities have cleared the scene after an evacuation at the Sarasota City Center.
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Reports of smoke on the 13th floor of a Main Street office building led to an evacuation this morning, but officials have since cleared the scene.

At 10:09 a.m., the Sarasota County Fire Department received a report regarding smoke on the top floor of the Sarasota City Center, whose tenants include Wells Fargo, Boar's Head Provisions Co. and Merrill Lynch, among others.

During the evacuation, Main Street was closed between Osprey Avenue and Links Avenue. The road is now reopen, and workers have re-entered the building. An investigation is still ongoing into the source of the incident.

This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.

 

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