Pentagon lockdown lifted after false alarm over hazardous materials
A section of the Pentagon was placed under a lockdown on Thursday, June 11, following initial reports of a "hazardous materials incident." The confinement order was later lifted after it was declared a false alarm.
A section of the Pentagon was placed under a lockdown on Thursday, June 11, following initial reports of a "hazardous materials incident" or "air quality issue." Local firefighters responded to the scene. However, a Pentagon spokesperson, Sean Parnell, later announced that the incident was a false alarm, and the confinement order for the affected area was subsequently lifted. The exact nature of the initial alert that prompted the lockdown was not detailed beyond the general references to hazardous substances or air quality concerns.
Sources: Le Monde