The Pentagon was locked down and partially evacuated on Thursday due to a false alarm by a hazardous materials sensor, a Pentagon official said. As of 12:30 p.m., the lockdown had not been lifted.The evacuation was triggered when a Pentagon sensor system detected the possible presence of anthrax, according to first responder radio traffic. But the sensor system was malfunctioning, causing the false alarm.Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said that systems within the Pentagon had “detected an air quality issue necessitating precautionary measures until we determine its significance.” CNN contributed to this report
The Pentagon was locked down and partially evacuated on Thursday due to a false alarm by a hazardous materials sensor, a Pentagon official said.
As of 12:30 p.m., the lockdown had not been lifted.
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The evacuation was triggered when a Pentagon sensor system detected the possible presence of anthrax, according to first responder radio traffic. But the sensor system was malfunctioning, causing the false alarm.
Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said that systems within the Pentagon had “detected an air quality issue necessitating precautionary measures until we determine its significance.”
CNN contributed to this report
