The Pentagon lockdown and evacuation was due to a false alarm, two sources familiar told CNN.
Multiple floors and corridors inside the building had been locked down and others are were evacuated due to a “hazardous materials incident,” three sources familiar and the local fire department said earlier on Thursday.
Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said that systems within the Pentagon had “detected an air quality issue necessitating precautionary measures until we determine its significance.”
“The Department is executing standard protection protocols, including a shelter-in-place order for the affected area,” Parnell said. “Response teams are
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