Vallejo City Hall has been closed until further notice after a small fire caused by a backup generator damaged part of the building over the weekend.

The generator apparently failed during what city officials called an unscheduled PG&E power outage Sunday morning.

“There were no injuries and no damage to any other City property, but City Hall does have a strong smell of smoke,” city officials said in a news release. “Out of caution for the health and safety of our staff and visitors, we closed City Hall until the air is remediated.”

All public meetings will be held in the JFK Public Library’s Vallejo Room at 505 Santa Clara St.

Despite the closure, people can still pay their water bills at City Hall, the dropbox in front of the building or online.

Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.