Pentagon lockdown ends as hazmat scare proves a false alert
TL;DR
Hazmat teams and medical crews were dispatched to the Pentagon after reports of a potential hazardous materials incident and a positive anthrax system alert, prompting a shelter-in-place for about 2,500 occupants; subsequent testing found no hazard and normal operations resumed, with officials characterizing the incident as a false alarm.
- NOW: Hazmat, medical crews dispatched as Pentagon goes on lockdown ARLnow
- Pentagon locked down and partially evacuated due to a false alarm by hazardous materials sensor, sources say CNN
- Pentagon shelter-in-place lifted due to false alarm, reports say WUSA9
- Air testing confirms 'no hazard exists' at Pentagon after lockdown incident BBC
- All clear given at Pentagon following after ‘hazardous materials’ alert Al Jazeera
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