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TexasTowelie

(111,292 posts)
Sat Jan 30, 2021, 03:44 AM Jan 2021

Army: Sick soldiers drank compound found in antifreeze

An investigation into what sickened 11 soldiers who ingested an unauthorized substance shows they drank an industrial compound found in antifreeze believing it was alcohol following a 10-day field training exercise at Fort Bliss in Texas, U.S. Army officials said Friday.

Lt. Col. Allie Payne, public affairs officer for the 1st Armored Division and Fort Bliss, said during a press conference that initial laboratory reports indicate the soldiers consumed ethylene glycol, commonly found in automotive products including engine coolant and brake fluid.

The 11 soldiers —including two who were in serious condition— were being treated at William Beaumont Army Medical Center in the border city of El Paso, Texas, where they have been since Thursday afternoon, Fort Bliss said. Two soldiers had needed critical care, but their conditions were upgraded.

One of the soldiers had to be intubated but no longer needs breathing assistance, Payne said. Up to four soldiers were expected to be released from the hospital soon.

Read more: https://www.oaoa.com/news/us_news/army-sick-soldiers-drank-compound-found-in-antifreeze/article_a0aa92e3-3b63-5eae-93ec-df882761bced.html
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Army: Sick soldiers drank compound found in antifreeze (Original Post) TexasTowelie Jan 2021 OP
why? stopdiggin Jan 2021 #1
Where they poisoned? left-of-center2012 Jan 2021 #2
thought it was alcohol -- apparently stopdiggin Jan 2021 #3
I watch these true crime TV shows left-of-center2012 Jan 2021 #4
I suppose foul play is conceivable stopdiggin Jan 2021 #5

stopdiggin

(11,091 posts)
1. why?
Sat Jan 30, 2021, 05:02 AM
Jan 2021

I'm saddened of course (this stuff can really mess you up -- including long term).
But this is some major league stupid -- and it appears not all raw recruits --

left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)
4. I watch these true crime TV shows
Sat Jan 30, 2021, 04:03 PM
Jan 2021

Lots of spouses try to poison, some successfully, their spouses with this form of alcohol.

They put it in lemonade and others drinks.

Some people poison their neighbors' pets with it.

stopdiggin

(11,091 posts)
5. I suppose foul play is conceivable
Sat Jan 30, 2021, 04:18 PM
Jan 2021

The reporting is almost uniform in content ...

USNews -- "Initial reports indicate soldiers consumed this substance, thinking they were drinking an alcoholic beverage," the Army statement added.

ABCNews -- "It's unclear why the soldiers thought what they were drinking was alcohol."
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