Jul 3, 2014 · The Department of Administration said Thursday that a fire at a downtown office building is estimated to have caused $15 million, which is up from the original $350,000 estimate. GEF-1 on East...

A fire in May shut down the GEF-1 building in Downtown Madison. The state now says it caused an estimated $15 million in damage, up from $350,000.

Feb 21, 2025 · The cause of a fire this year at the Downtown GEF-1 state office building that did an estimated $15 million in damage and displaced workers for three months remains unknown, but an electrical cause hasn’t been ruled out, according to a Madison Fire Department investigative report.

The Department of Administration announced Thursday that the GEF1 office building will reopen to the public after a fire in May closed the building. The building will reopen Tuesday for normal...

May 16, 2014 · The GEF 1 state office building in dowtown Madison will be closed Friday after a firefighters put out a fire in the fourth floor of the building early Friday morning. The fire department was...

A fire was reported at the GEF1 building at 201 East Washington Avenue in Madison this morning. The fire has been extinguished and no injuries have been reported.

Mar 21, 2025 · An electrical fire last week will keep the GEF-I state office building closed for about eight weeks, state officials said Tuesday. About 1,000 people work in the Downtown building, which houses the Department of Workforce Development and the …

The GEF-1 state office building in Downtown Madison is closed Friday because of an overnight fire that sent smoke throughout the building.

UPDATE: Fire at GEFI Building in Madison The building’s fire alarm went off shortly before 2:00 a.m. this morning, and when the Madison Fire Department arrived, there was smoke in the building that was tracked down to the fourth floor.

Some employees at the GEF-1 state office building could be back to work in the downtown building by early August, according to a State Department of Administration release.