New York Times Service
January 30, 2021
Eleven soldiers at Fort Bliss in Texas remained hospitalized Friday, one day after they drank antifreeze, believing it was alcohol, during a field training exercise, military officials said.
Initial lab tests showed that the soldiers were experiencing ethylene glycol poisoning after ingesting the antifreeze on the final day of a 10-day training exercise, Lt. Col. Allie Payne, a spokeswoman for the 1st Armored Division at Fort Bliss, said at a news conference.
Payne declined to discuss the episode in detail, saying it remained under investigation by U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command. Maj. Gen. Sean Bernabe, senior mission commander of the 1st Armored Division and Fort Bliss, has ordered an administrative investigation.