The U.S. Capitol complex was shut down for about an hour out of caution after a small fire broke out nearby, underscoring security jitters days before President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration https://t.co/JLuJCOekVh pic.twitter.com/Rdu3buiv97— Reuters (@Reuters) January 18, 2021
BREAKING: Guard source tells me a propane tank exploded at a homeless camp near the Capitol. Several other propane tanks have been spotted laying around and are being investigated by police.— Lara Seligman (@laraseligman) January 18, 2021
Witnessed it, this is correct. Series of small explosions constant with small propane tank rupture pic.twitter.com/S4LsRww0DE— Nate Taylor (@NateTaylorDC) January 18, 2021