11 soldiers who fell ill in Texas drank compound found in antifreeze, Army says
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FILE - In this Sept. 9, 2014, file photo, cars wait to enter Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas. (AP Photo/Juan Carlos Llorca, File)
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FORT BLISS, Texas â The U.S. Army believes 11 soldiers who fell ill at Fort Bliss last week drank an industrial compound found in antifreeze, believing it was an alcoholic beverage.
The Army initially didnât know what the soldiers ingested before they were hospitalized, but later said in a statement that toxicology results indicate theyâre experiencing ethylene glycol poisoning.