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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Katie Hawkinson

Pentagon evacuation: Lockdown lifted after false alarm prompted hazmat response

Normal operations resumed at the Pentagon after the building went into a lockdown Thursday over an “air quality issue.”

Hazmat teams responded after the defense facility’s systems detected an “air quality issue necessitating precautionary measures until we determine its significance,” Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell told The Independent on Thursday morning. Parts of the building were then placed on lockdown.

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