Pentagon Employees Ordered to Shelter in Place

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11:38a, 6/11/26

Some Pentagon workers ordered to shelter in place as air quality issue is investigated

Some workers at the Pentagon were told to shelter in place on Thursday after systems in the massive building detected an air quality issue, a Defense Department spokesman said.

Several corridors at the Pentagon corridors 4 through 7 are closed.

A hazardous materials team from the Arlington County, Virginia, Fire Department is "currently operating at the Pentagon in support of [the Pentagon Force Protection Agency's] Hazmat Team during a hazardous materials incident," the department said in a post on X.

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11:45a, 6/11/26

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This is what war looks like now. probably.

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11:46a, 6/11/26

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Its pollution. Not a gas bomb

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12:10p, 6/11/26

Wonder if a cleaning crew accidently mixed something they shouldn't have.

That could easily set off chemical detectors.

"If you will not fight for right when you can easily win without blood shed; if you will not fight when your victory is sure and not too costly; you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance of survival. There may even be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves." - Sir Winston Churchill

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In reply to Rapier108 • 12:28p, 6/11/26

Rapier108 said:
Wonder if a cleaning crew accidently mixed something they shouldn't have.

That could easily set off chemical detectors.

Bleach and ammonia makes a potent cleaning mixture.

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12:31p, 6/11/26

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Why would you shelter in a place if it has air quality problems? Would you you evacuate?

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In reply to BadMoonRisin • 12:35p, 6/11/26

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BadMoonRisin said:
Why would you shelter in a place if it has air quality problems? Would you you evacuate?

Could be because HVAC is typically zoned. If someone put something toxic in one zone, it may stay contained there. If you try to evacuate the building you could increase the chances of spreading contamination to other zones.

Just a guess as I don't know what the threat is.

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In reply to BigRobSA • 1:00p, 6/11/26

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BigRobSA said:
Rapier108 said:
Wonder if a cleaning crew accidently mixed something they shouldn't have.

That could easily set off chemical detectors.

Bleach and ammonia makes a potent cleaning mixture.

When I was young and uniformed I mixed those two cleaning my bathroom. Potent, indeed.

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2:04p, 6/11/26

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Pentagon lifts partial lockdown due to hazardous material incident | Fox News

"If you will not fight for right when you can easily win without blood shed; if you will not fight when your victory is sure and not too costly; you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance of survival. There may even be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves." - Sir Winston Churchill

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In reply to Sharpshooter • 2:11p, 6/11/26

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Sharpshooter said:
BigRobSA said:
Rapier108 said:
Wonder if a cleaning crew accidently mixed something they shouldn't have.

That could easily set off chemical detectors.

Bleach and ammonia makes a potent cleaning mixture.

When I was young and uniformed I mixed those two cleaning my bathroom. Potent, indeed.

I was moving into an old house with wooden floors during winter. Mom brought her giant floor scrubber to clean those gunky floors. She combined Clorox with ammonia. It was cold outside so windows and doors were closed. After about ten minutes, my folks and I were running out of the house wheezing, tears streaming.

Ammonium chloride gas will do that to you.

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In reply to Sharpshooter • 2:12p, 6/11/26

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Sharpshooter said:
BigRobSA said:
Rapier108 said:
Wonder if a cleaning crew accidently mixed something they shouldn't have.

That could easily set off chemical detectors.

Bleach and ammonia makes a potent cleaning mixture.

When I was young and uniformed I mixed those two cleaning my bathroom. Potent, indeed.

What did you do with the dead body?

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In reply to deddog • 2:17p, 6/11/26

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deddog said:
Sharpshooter said:
BigRobSA said:
Rapier108 said:
Wonder if a cleaning crew accidently mixed something they shouldn't have.

That could easily set off chemical detectors.

Bleach and ammonia makes a potent cleaning mixture.

When I was young and uniformed I mixed those two cleaning my bathroom. Potent, indeed.

What did you do with the dead body?

At first whiff the body knew something was wrong, flushed the toilet being cleaned, slammed on both exhaust vents, and hauled his tail out of the bath area. Luckily, 60 years later, I am still here. Mom gave me a safety lesson on how to clean.

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