small fire at smithsonian institution

Small fire in Smithsonian museum

Feb 07, 2011 · A fire at the Smithsonian Institution has been extinguished. Deferred maintenance on the air conditioning system may be at fault.
A fire broke out Monday in a Smithsonian museum in the US capital, but was swiftly extinguished with no injuries or damage to the collections reported, the city's fire department said.
Firefighters were called to the National Museum of Natural History, one of the Smithsonian Institution's most popular museums located on Washington's National Mall