False hazmat alarm at Pentagon prompts shelter-in-place as tests confirm no hazard
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A hazmat response at the Pentagon on Thursday, prompted by an air-quality alert, was later deemed a false alarm after testing found no hazard; some floors were evacuated or placed under shelter-in-place while responders confirmed conditions and operations resumed.
- False alarm apparently triggered hazmat response at Pentagon, sources say, as employees await all-clear CBS News
- No hazard found after 'severe' Pentagon alert sparks emergency response Fox News
- Pentagon locked down and partially evacuated due to a false alarm by hazardous materials sensor, sources say CNN
- Pentagon resumes normal operations after lock down Politico
- Pentagon operating normally after ‘air quality issue’ sparks shelter-in-place order NBC News
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