Multiple Pentagon floors locked down, evacuated due to ‘hazardous materials incident’
CNN • • general
Key Points:
- Multiple floors and corridors (floors two through five, corridors four through seven) inside the Pentagon have been locked down and evacuations are underway due to a hazardous materials incident detected by air quality monitoring systems.
- The Pentagon has issued a shelter-in-place order for the affected areas while response teams, including the Pentagon Force Protection Agency’s hazardous materials unit and Arlington County Fire Department, are actively managing the situation.
- Additional air quality testing is ongoing and could take one to two hours, with personnel from multiple agencies on site wearing protective gear, including gas masks and chemical suits.
- Pentagon officials emphasize that precautionary measures are standard protocol and urge the public not to misinterpret the visible emergency response activities.
- This is an ongoing situation, and further updates will be provided as more information becomes available.