The Pentagon went into lockdown Thursday over an air quality issue, prompting the department to execute a shelter-in-place order for the affected area. “The Pentagon has sophisticated systems to ensure the safety of the building and its occupants. Those systems have detected an air quality issue necessitating precautio
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The Pentagon went into lockdown Thursday over an air quality issue, prompting the department to execute a shelter-in-place order for the affected area. “The Pentagon has sophisticated systems to ensure the safety of the building and its occupants. Those systems have detected an air quality issue necessitating precautio
The Pentagon is the world's second-largest office building and is the workplace for thousands of military and civilian employees of the Defense Department. The Pentagon went into lockdown Thursday over an air quality issue, prompting the department to execute a shelter-in-place order for the affected area. Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said at 1:31 p.m.
A Defense Department spokesman said there was “no hazard” present at the iconic Pentagon building after an air-quality alert earlier on Thursday prompted a shelter-in-place order for part of the iconic building. A Pentagon spokesperson said 'an air quality issue' was detected 'necessitating precautionary measures until we determine its significance,' while Arlington fire crews respond.
CNBC reported the story as "Some Pentagon workers ordered to shelter in place as air quality issue is investigated." The Independent reported the story as "Hazmat situation may have been caused by false alarm tied to anthrax, reports say." Just the News reported the story as "False alarm may have caused Pentagon hazardous materials incident, testing is ongoing: report."
6 sources have covered this story, including CNBC, The Independent, The Hill and Bloomberg and 2 other outlets. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 2 hours ago.
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