Fire breaks out at Hillary and Bill Clinton's compound in Chappaqua

NEW CASTLE - A fire broke out Wednesday at a building on the Clintons' property in Chappaqua and was quickly extinguished.

The small fire started in the second-floor ceiling of a facility used by the Secret Service, which is in a detached structure behind the Clintons' home, the Secret Service said in a statement.

The fire was put out by fire extinguishers, and firefighters inspected the area to ensure it was completely out, the Secret Service said. 

The Clintons were not home at the time of the fire, Nick Merrill, a spokesman for Hillary Clinton, tweeted. 

The fire was reported about 2:50 p.m. at 15 Old House Lane, where former President Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton have lived for nearly 20 years after buying it for $1.7 million in 1999.

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The driveway was blocked off by a New Castle police car and at least three firetrucks and an ambulance had responded to the call.

The barriers put up along Old House Lane to reduce traffic while Hillary Clinton was running for president in the fall of 2016 are no longer there.

The main house, built in 1889, features five bedrooms, is over 5,232 square feet and has a pool on its 1.1 acres.

In August 2016, the former president and past presidential hopeful bought the four-bedroom house next door, at 33 Old House Lane, for $1.16 million.

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In October, they got in trouble for not having a permit for a kitchen renovation and to fill in the in-ground pool.

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