
Pentagon Lockdown Sparks Emergency Response Over Air Quality Issue
Pentagon safety systems detected an air quality issue, prompting a shelter-in-place order and hazmat response as officials investigated a reported chemical spill. A spokesperson for the US Department of War confirmed the air quality problem, with firefighters in masks on site.
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'Severe' Pentagon lockdown sparks emergency response as hazmat teams sweep area
Pentagon safety systems detected an air quality issue Thursday, prompting a shelter-in-place order and hazmat response as officials investigated a reported chemical spill.
Read full article →Some Pentagon workers ordered to shelter in place as air quality issue is investigated
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.
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