Pentagon evacuated over 'air quality issue' with hazmat team deployed

Several floors of the Pentagon were evacuated over an “air quality issue” that necessitated the deployment of a hazmat team.

Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell told the Washington Examiner in a statement that a shelter-in-place order had been issued for employees and that response teams were in place to assist.

“The Pentagon has sophisticated systems to ensure the safety of the building and its occupants,” he said. “Those systems have detected an air quality issue necessitating precautionary measures until we determine its significance. The Department is executing standard protection protocols, including a shelter-in-place order for the affected area. Response teams are in place and ready to support building occupants.”

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The Arlington, Virginia, Fire Department said it deployed its own units, including its hazardous materials team, to support the Pentagon Force Protection Agency’s personnel, with what it called a “hazardous materials incident.”