Security scare at Joe Biden's inauguration rehearsal prompted by fire at homeless camp

The fire at a homeless camp that sparked a security alert at the rehearsal for the presidential inauguration (John Koussis/AP)

Participants in a rehearsal for President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration were evacuated from the West Front of the Capitol on orders of security officials after a fire in a homeless encampment, officials said.

Those who had gathered for a walk-through, including a military band, were directed to head indoors and moved in the directed of a secure location inside the Capitol complex.