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View Full Version : EPA says asbestos remains no threat for those battling blaze at Barangaroo



Newshound
03-14-2014, 11:01 AM
Environment regulators were bracing for questions about hazardous materials as soon as reports of the fire at the Barangaroo construction site began circulating.

The Environment Protection Authority responded by ruling out a threat from asbestos, a hazardous substance that had halted work on the site several times in the past couple of years. ''We don't have any concerns'' about asbestos, an EPA spokeswoman said, noting the site of the fire had been excavated and the fill removed.

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