Small Electrical Fire at Rath Building

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Buffalo, N.Y. (WBEN) - A small electrical fire early Friday morning at the Rath Building in Buffalo.  It delayed the opening of the office building for Erie County workers.

Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz said an electrical panel on the 9th floor briefly caught fire.  There was no real fire or water damage.  But the south end of the building was without power.

CONTINUING ON UPDATE TO RATH BUILDING: Departments located on 9, 10 and 11 floors of the Rath Building are Health, Environment and Planning, Comptroller and Legal Advocacy for the Disabled. Those departments will be closed for the day. All others will be open at 10:30 am. 2/2 pic.twitter.com/kC7hXS6pnf

— Mark Poloncarz (@markpoloncarz) August 23, 2019