Asbestos found in Manhattan explosion

Debris from an explosion of an ageing steam pipe in midtown Manhattan contained asbestos, New York authorities said on Thursday but no airborne samples of the dangerous mineral fibre were detected. New Yorkers were having a difficult time getting to work in the area on with many offices in the area closed and police refusing to let anyone into the vicinity

Submission | July 20, 2007

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