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The Washington State Capitol Building was evacuated after a fire alarm went off during discussions of what priorities party leadership has for the upcoming legislative session.

According to ³ÉÈËXÕ¾ Newsradio correspondent Matt Markovich, the fire alarm in the Cherberg building at the state capital went off, causing the removal of all press and legislative leadership gathered.

Update (10:15 a.m.): Both reporters and legislative members have returned inside the building

Developing: a fire alarm has gone off in the Cherberg building at the state capital, causing the removal all the press and legislative leadership gathered to discuss the upcoming session. I had to leave to

— Matt Markovich (@mattmarkovich)

The Washington state legislature is set to be back in regular session Monday, Jan. 9.

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