By Bill Galluccio
Jan 31, 2021
The U.S. Army said that 11 soldiers at Fort Bliss who were hospitalized last week were poisoned with antifreeze. Officials said that the soldiers thought they were drinking an alcoholic beverage on the tenth and final day of a field training exercise.
Two of the soldiers remain hospitalized in serious condition and were transferred to the intensive care unit. The other nine soldiers are under observation at the hospital, though several could be released in the coming days.
Lt. Col.
Allie Payne, a spokeswoman for the First Armored Division at Fort Bliss, said that the initial toxicology reports showed that they suffered from ethylene glycol poisoning. Ethylene glycol is a colorless and odorless liquid that is used to make antifreeze. When ingested, it can cause organ failure.