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Two soldiers fighting for life and 9 others hurt after mistaking antifreeze for alcohol
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mirror.co.ukTwo soldiers are fighting for life and nine others have been hospitalised after drinking antifreeze they mistook for alcohol, Army officials said.
The US soldiers from Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, were completing a 10-day field training exercise when the incident occurred on Thursday, the Army's public affairs office said in a statement.
The substance detected in lab results from the sickened soldiers was ethylene glycol, commonly known as antifreeze. "Initial reports indicate soldiers consumed this substance, thinking they were drinking an alcoholic beverage," the Army statement added. "Army and Fort Bliss regulations prohibit the consumption of alcohol in a field training environment. "Initial toxicology results indicate the soldiers are
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