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Fire alarms sounded this afternoon at the Warren County Courthouse, prompting a brief evacuation.

(Express-Times File Photo)

Burnt toast prompted a brief evacuation of the Warren County Courthouse this afternoon.

Fire alarms sounded about 12:40 p.m. inside the Second Street building in Belvidere, according to emergency scanners.

Sheriff David Gallant, whose office is in the courthouse, said an employee burned toast in the kitchen, prompting the fire alarms to trigger. No jail inmates were in the building at the time of the evacuation and no court proceedings were interrupted.

"We're dealing with minimal activity at the courthouse right now," Gallant said.

Employees were allowed in the building shortly after 1 p.m.