Pentagon Air-Quality Issue Forces Lockdown

Pentagon officials ordered shelter-in-place and some evacuations after monitoring systems detected an air-quality issue while hazmat teams tested the building.

1. Frame 1Pentagon officials order shelter-in-place after air-quality systems detect a safety issue affecting defense employees.
2. Frame 2Arlington County firefighters supported the Pentagon Force Protection Agency's hazmat team at the building.
3. Frame 3Officials locked down multiple floors and hallways as some areas sheltered and others evacuated.
4. Frame 4Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said protection protocols started while teams worked to determine the source.
5. Frame 5Only essential personnel remained inside, according to a Pentagon official, as response teams stood ready.
6. Frame 6Employees were told additional testing could take one to two hours before affected areas got answers.