It will be at least Tuesday before employees can return to the GEF-1 state office building at 201 E. Washington Ave. after a fire early Friday.

The GEF-1 fire was ruled accidental, the result of an unspecified electrical fault or failure. No damage estimate has been given, and when the building will reopen has not been announced.

Department of Administration officials announced Monday that departments in the GEF-1 building have been allowed to return to the building after a fire caused major damage in May.

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.

The fire department was called to the GEF -1 office building on East Washington around 2 a.m. Crews found melted ceiling tiles on the fourth floor of the building and a small area of flames, ...

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 ...

An overnight fire closed the GEF-1 state office building in Downtown Madison on Friday, and state officials said they don’t know how long it will take until the four-story building’s ...