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Aug 20, 2009

HHS Building Evacuated After Small Explosion

The Health and Human Services building at 200 Independence Ave. SW was evacuated shortly after 10 a.m. this morning after a small electrical explosion occurred in the building. No injuries and no fire resulted from the explosion, which happened in a penthouse electrical room and affected a transformer connected to the building’s A/C system, according to D.C. Fire/EMS spokesperson Pete Piringer. The building was reportedly evacuated as a precaution due to the possibility of a…

Jul 01, 2009

Fenty and Sebelius Tape HIV Testing PSA

Saturday was National HIV Testing Day, and as part of the national effort to get out the message to take an HIV test regularly, D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty taped this PSA with HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. Here’s the transcript for the spot: Sebelius: I’m Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Fenty: And I’m Adrian Fenty, the Mayor of Washington DC. Sebelius: Every nine and a half minutes someone…

 
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