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CDC Building in Atlanta Evacuation Ends Without Disaster

Aired February 18, 2003 - 14:21   ET

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KYRA PHILLIPS, CNN ANCHOR: We want to update folks on another breaking news story that we're following, this one out of Atlanta, Georgia, at the CDC, the Center for Disease Control. We were told that a fire alarm went off, that the building was evacuated.
Bryan, what did you say? They're being allowed back in? Is that what you told me? Get one of my producers to talk to me again. Could you tell me exactly what the situation is at the CDC?

OK. We're told that the CDC will be letting its employees back into the building shortly. So once again, this was another breaking news story that we were following out of Atlanta, Georgia, these pictures coming from our affiliate WGCL. A fire alarm apparently went off, the building was evacuated. Now we're being told at the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta, Georgia, employees will be allowed shortly will be allowed to come back into the building.

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Aired February 18, 2003 - 14:21   ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
KYRA PHILLIPS, CNN ANCHOR: We want to update folks on another breaking news story that we're following, this one out of Atlanta, Georgia, at the CDC, the Center for Disease Control. We were told that a fire alarm went off, that the building was evacuated.
Bryan, what did you say? They're being allowed back in? Is that what you told me? Get one of my producers to talk to me again. Could you tell me exactly what the situation is at the CDC?

OK. We're told that the CDC will be letting its employees back into the building shortly. So once again, this was another breaking news story that we were following out of Atlanta, Georgia, these pictures coming from our affiliate WGCL. A fire alarm apparently went off, the building was evacuated. Now we're being told at the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta, Georgia, employees will be allowed shortly will be allowed to come back into the building.

TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com