Earlier this hour (7 p.m. Eastern), there were reports of several emergency vehicles suddenly pulling up outside the White House in Washington, D.C. Along with that was the detail that "multiple entrances" were closed:

🚨 #BREAKING: Several emergency vehicles just pulled up outside the White House gates

Multiple entrances are now closed, per reporters on the ground pic.twitter.com/6U7QrZtYne

— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) August 9, 2024

In an update by Selina Wang, an ABC News reporter, the Secret Service has explained that the moves were part of a "routine closure," in the investigation of a "suspicious item":

Emergency trucks just pulled up outside the White House gates
Multiple entrances to the White House have been blocked off

Update from U.S. Secret Service: "It is a routine closure to investigate a suspicious item."
Biden is in DE. Harris in AZ pic.twitter.com/Pe72uPPRFW

— Selina Wang (@selinawangtv) August 9, 2024

As the report notes, neither President Joe Biden nor Vice President Kamala Harris are currently at the White House.

UPDATE: According to a new report, the D.C. fire department is responding to a hazmat situation at the Treasury building next to the White House: 

DC Fire on a HAZMAT call at the Department of Treasury building next to White House. https://t.co/8PN2kb8u2T pic.twitter.com/R0vr7WDrGz

— Andrew Leyden (@PenguinSix) August 9, 2024

As this is a breaking story, RedState will provide more information as it becomes available.