Fire-damaged Illinois state building set to reopen

Published July 23, 2014 9:01am ET



SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A Springfield state office building damaged by a small fire appears ready to be back in business after a one-day closure.

Secretary of State’s Office spokesman Dave Druker says the Howlett Building was closed to business Tuesday after a fire occurred about 1:15 a.m. that day in a mechanical room.

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