According to an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) official, emergency responders and construction workers may have been exposed to dangerous levels of harmful asbestos at the site of a building demolition, a complex of vacant manufacturing buildings on Depot Street in Wilton, ME. A small fire was extinguished at the scene on Monday, 18 July.
Media report:
Morning Sentinel: Exposure to asbestos after Wilton fire big concern (22 JUL 11)
Background information:
Wilton Fire and Rescue Department
OSHA: Health and Safety Topic: Asbestos
U.S. Department of Labor: Occupational Safety & Health Administration
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