False alarm prompts evacuation at
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False alarm prompts evacuation at the Pentagon

Parts of the US defense headquarters, the Pentagon, were evacuated on Thursday after an alarm about "an incident" involving hazardous materials. The alarm, however, was false, CNN reports.

The Arlington Fire Department, which serves the Pentagon's massive building, said on X that it had dispatched a special team. Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell told CNN that warning systems "have detected air quality issues" and that a large number of people have been evacuated.

About an hour later, CNN, citing sources within the Pentagon, said it was a false alarm.

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