Wonkette has obtained this semi-exclusive footage of the mass chaos and simultaneous party atmosphere engendered by the fire this morning at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. If you squint closely, we think you can indeed see shadowy figures dancing around flaming bonfires of back-up tapes and shredded files, but decide for yourself.

The Eisenhower Executive Office Building (the big grey building directly west of the White House) caught on fire this morning. The Washington Post reports that it apparently started on the 3rd floor.

UPDATE: WTOP is now reporting that the fire has been contained. About 1,700 people had to be evacuated, but Cheney (who was right next door at the time) didn’t even get a lungful. [Washington Post, WTOP]