General · 11 June 2026

Pentagon floors locked down by hazmat scare

Multiple floors of the US Pentagon were locked down on Thursday morning after an air quality issue was detected. Hazmat teams responded to the building, where the US Department of Defense is based, but later confirmed no hazard existed. The alert, which affected four corridors from the second to fifth floors, was lifted around 1:30 p.m. local time.

By BriefTea Editorial · 11 June 2026 at 21:44

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