{"id":73234,"date":"2025-12-06T01:34:27","date_gmt":"2025-12-06T01:34:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/73234\/"},"modified":"2025-12-06T01:34:27","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T01:34:27","slug":"smoke-forces-evacuation-of-lockheed-martin-building-in-orlando","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/73234\/","title":{"rendered":"Smoke forces evacuation of \ufeff\ufeff\ufeffLockheed Martin building in Orlando"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tA building at Lockheed Martin&#8217;s Orlando facility was evacuated before noon on Wednesday, the company confirmed to WESH 2. Orange County Fire Rescue responded after smoke appeared in one of the buildings. &#8220;We are aware of the situation at our Sand Lake Road facility and are working closely with local officials. The impacted area has been evacuated, and all employees are safe,&#8221; the company said. Chopper 2 was over the facility where several first responder vehicles were in the complex and people in what appeared to be hazmat suits were walking toward a building. Lockheed tells WESH 2 that two people were working in the building, and they were not injured.   Emergency crews cleared the scene and the evacuation was lifted.  It&#8217;s unclear how many people were evacuated, why hazmat suits were used and what caused the smoke.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tORLANDO, Fla. \u2014 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>A building at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lockheedmartin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Lockheed Martin<\/a>&#8216;s Orlando facility was evacuated before noon on Wednesday, the company confirmed to WESH 2. <\/p>\n<p>Orange County Fire Rescue responded after smoke appeared in one of the buildings. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are aware of the situation at our Sand Lake Road facility and are working closely with local officials. The impacted area has been evacuated, and all employees are safe,&#8221; the company said. <\/p>\n<p>Chopper 2 was over the facility where several first responder vehicles were in the complex and people in what appeared to be hazmat suits were walking toward a building. <\/p>\n<p>Lockheed tells WESH 2 that two people were working in the building, and they were not injured.   <\/p>\n<p>Emergency crews cleared the scene and the evacuation was lifted.  <\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s unclear how many people were evacuated, why hazmat suits were used and what caused the smoke.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\" aspect-ratio-original lazyload lazyload-in-view\" alt=\"\ufeff\ufeff\ufeffLockheed Martin building in Orlando evacuated\" title=\"\ufeff\ufeff\ufeffLockheed Martin building in Orlando evacuated \" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/poster-image-2025-12-03t122445-665-69307297625bf.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\" 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