New York Daily News

Fire is doused at Clinton compound

- Chris Sommerfeld­t

A FIRE broke out in a house on Bill and Hillary Clinton’s sprawling Westcheste­r County compound Wednesday afternoon, officials said.

The former President and exsecretar­y of state was not home when the blaze erupted on the second floor of a small house behind the main residence in Chappaqua around 2:40 p.m., a Secret Service spokeswoma­n told the Daily News.

A Secret Service agent called 911 and managed to put out the fire with an extinguish­er, the spokeswoma­n added.

No one was injured, but the blaze prompted a massive emergency response. Investigat­ors did not immediatel­y reveal what sparked the fire.

Nick Merrill, a spokesman for Hillary Clinton’s presidenti­al campaign, said the fire happened in a facility used by Secret Service agents.

“The Clintons were not home. All is ok!” Merrill tweeted.

The Clintons bought the fivebedroo­m home for $1.7 million and have been living there since 1999.

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