Firefighters work at the scene of a small fire on a property at the home of former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Jan. 3 in Chappaqua, N.Y. | Frank Becerra Jr./ The Journal News via AP Fire extinguished at Clinton property in New York

Authorities put out a fire at the New York property of former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday, a Clinton spokesman confirmed.

The New Castle Police and the Chappaqua Fire Department firefighters responded to the Clinton property in Chappaqua, in northern Westchester County, after receiving a call about a fire at 2:51 p.m, according to local reports. The fire was extinguished at 3:17 p.m.


A Clinton spokesman, Nick Merrill, said the fire occurred in a Secret Service facility not connected to the couple’s home in Chappaqua.

Merrill added on Twitter that the “small fire” occurred while the Clintons were not at the”residence. “All is ok!" he wrote.

The Clintons have owned a house in the area since 1999, when the former president purchased the $1.7 million home as he was exiting the White House and before Hillary Clinton launched an eventually successful bid for a U.S. Senate seat from New York.

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The Clintons bought an additional house next door to their primary residence in Chappaqua last year for $1.16 million.

The news was first reported by USA Today affiliate lohud.com.

