Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., was infamously assaulted by his neighbor in 2017, attacked by a mob in 2020 and one of his staffers was stabbed earlier this year.
Though not as serious as the above-mentioned incidents, the series of dangerous events involving Paul continued Friday, when a building that houses the Bowling Green office caught on fire.
Fire crews were called to the building on State Steet around 2 a.m. Friday and found a heavy blaze that required additional units, according to the Associated Press.
Six units worked for hours to extinguish the flames, with firefighters manning aerials to get at the blaze from above. The fire caused a roof collapse and a plume of heavy gray smoke rose from the top of the building at sunrise, the newspaper reported.
No injuries were reported, McKee said. The cause and origin of the fire were under investigation.
Paul said in a statement that he was thankful for first responders who arrived quickly to extinguish the blaze. He said his office is working with authorities to assess damages and determine a cause and will continue to operate for constituents.
“We have a very well established emergency management plan and have the ability to continue operations that will not impact our work helping Kentuckians,” he said.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
