Details are still coming in after initial reports that the Pentagon had been placed on lockdown after “sophisticated systems” detected a potential hazard.

The Hill provided this statement:

“The Pentagon has sophisticated systems to ensure the safety of the building and its occupants. 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,” Chief Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said in a statement to The Hill. 

“Response teams are in place and ready to support building occupants,” Parnell said. 

Social media alerts soon began to spread:

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The New York Post added these details:

The Pentagon is on lockdown Thursday as emergency workers respond to the Department of War’s headquarters for a “hazardous materials incident,” Arlington County Fire and EMS said in a post to X.

“ACFD units, including our Hazardous Materials Team, are currently operating at the Pentagon in support of PFPA’s Hazmat Team during a hazardous materials incident,” it said.

Here’s the latest in this developing story:

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