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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Soldiers with 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division qualify on their individually assigned weapons at the Dona Ana Range Complex, Fort Bliss, New Mexico, May 27, 2020. The brigade is gearing up for an operational deployment in support of Operation Spartan Shield.
The Army has launched a criminal investigation after eleven Fort Bliss soldiers were hospitalized suffering from antifreeze poisoning. The soldiers are recovering at William Beaumont Army Medical center. They were sickened at the end of a 10-day field training exercise at McGregor Range.
“Initial reports indicate soldiers consumed this substance, thinking they were drinking alcoholic beverage,” said Lt. Col. Allie Payne, a Fort Bliss spokeswoman for the 1st Armored Division during a news conference Friday afternoon.
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