Pentagon locks down four floors over air quality scare, finds absolutely nothing
The nerve center of the free world just got thoroughly defeated by its own air conditioning.
Imagine being one of the 25,000 people working in the world's most heavily fortified office building, only to be told to shelter in place because the air might kill you.
That is exactly what happened when high-tech sensors inside the Pentagon detected a potential air quality issue. The building went into absolute panic mode. They locked down floors two through five, blocked off multiple corridors, evacuated entire areas, and called in a full hazmat response team.
After all the high-stakes drama and emergency protocols, subsequent testing confirmed that there was absolutely no hazard and the air was completely fine.
It is comforting to know that the most advanced military headquarters on Earth can be ground to a halt by the mechanical equivalent of a smoke detector getting nervous about someone burning their lunch in the breakroom microwave.
Defending global democracy is hard; figuring out if the AC is just dusty is apparently much harder.
Source: CNN
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