News: The Source of the Smoke

We wanted to update you on the excitement we had Tuesday night at Channel 3 when smoke starting coming out of the floor in the newsroom. Apparently the smoke started as the newscast was just beginning.

Turns out the cause was a motor that's part of the ventilation system under the raised floor. No one was hurt and things returned quickly to normal about 1 a.m.

Our own assignment editor, Dani Fink was right on the game after calling the fire department, she had her camera ready and snapped some pictures which you can find on her blog: Swing By and Spray.

Never a dull moment at the WKYC Digital Broadcast Center.

News: Some Smoke, But No Fire

WKYC was paid a visit by the Cleveland Fire Department right after the 11 p.m. news tonight as smoke was spotted in the Channel 3 Newsroom.

No word yet on the cause of the smoke which was seen coming up through the floor...and no flames were spotted.

However, the smoke did create some tense moments for our engineering staff who combed the building looking for the source of the smoke. As you know, a television station has miles and miles of wires and electrical cables throughout the building and things like this can happen from time to time.

Our sincere thanks to the Cleveland Fire Department for being so professional and arriving on scene quickly.