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, US Army officials said Friday. Lt. Col. Allie Payne, public affairs officer for the 1st Armored Division and Fort Bliss, said in a press
Two soldiers fighting for life drank antifreeze substance thinking it was booze
11 US soldiers from Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, fell ill with ethylene glycol poisoning after drinking it during a field training exercise, with two of them fighting for life
09:52, 30 JAN 2021
The US Army says the soldiers believed they were consuming alcohol (Image: Getty Images)
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