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Spring Valley Preps for Munitions Removal

Courtesy Army Corps of EngineersHERE'S A SET OF INSTRUCTIONS most neighborhood residents don't get. From this week's Current newspapers:

In an emergency, residents should shelter in place. If they hear the siren, they should immediately go indoors, answer an emergency telephone call from the [Army] Corps [of Engineers], close all windows and doors, turn off all ventilation systems and wait for the "all-clear" siren.
But if you live in the Upper Northwest neighborhood of Spring Valley, which was built on a World War I chemical munitions testing ground, the above steps are important to know.

Starting Oct. 29, the Army Corps of Engineers will start excavating buried munitions at 4825 Glenbrook Road, right next door to the South Korean ambassador's residence, and it's preparing the surrounding neighborhood just in case anything goes wrong. The release of poisonous gas is a potential threat, albeit a remote one.

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Army Corps of Engineers map of the former testing area at or surrounding American University

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