Pentagon locked down, for 'hazardous materials incident.'
Multiple floors and corridors inside the Pentagon have been locked down and others are being evacuated due to a "hazardous materials incident," three sources familiar and the local fire department said.
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More: Floors two through five in corridors four through seven of the sprawling Pentagon complex have been locked down, two of the sources said. The third source told CNN that police in the building are wearing gas masks and full chemical protective gear.
#1 | Posted by qcp at 2026-06-11 11:32 AM | Reply
The Pentagon is an office building. It shouldn't really have a lot of hazardous materials in it.
Then again, if it's a fire or something, who knows what kinds of building codes the Department of Defense had to adhere to in 1947.
#2 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-06-11 12:07 PM | Reply
Is it Roofie Pete's meth lab?
#3 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-06-11 12:19 PM | Reply
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