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Fire Breaks Out At Barn On Bill And Hillary Clinton's Chappaqua Property

CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) -- A fire broke out at a building on the Chappaqua property of Bill and Hillary Clinton Wednesday.

Crews were called to 15 Old House Lane around 2:50 p.m. 

The Clintons were not home at the time and no one was hurt, CBS2's Tony Aiello reported.

The flames started in a converted red barn behind the Dutch colonial the couple bought in 1999. The barn was said to be a facility used by the United States Secret Service.

The fire was under control about a half hour later.

The Secret Service issued a statement Wednesday night, calling it a "small fire in the ceiling of the second floor in a detached structure located behind the Clintons' residence."

The was no word on what sparked the flames.

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