Roof leak leads to fire alarm sounding in Kentucky Capitol Annex

By: McKenna Horsley

Outlets: Kentucky Lantern

Published: March 4, 2026

Words: 139

Last Updated: 6 days, 16 hours ago

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A fire alarm sounding in the Capitol Annex Wednesday morning led to Kentucky lawmakers, their staff, lobbyists, reporters, state troopers and other Capitol visitors vacating the building, disrupting some committee meetings.

However, no fire occurred.

“A leak from the roof activated a sensor which caused the fire alarm to go off,” said Scottie Ellis, a spokesperson for the Beshear administration. “Everyone is being moved back in the building. The Facilities team will work …

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