Asbestos from Manhattan steam pipe blast forces evacuations
Residents and workers from 49 buildings near the site of an early-morning steam pipe explosion in Manhattan were evacuated, many for at least two days, on Thursday after lung-damaging asbestos was found on debris from the blast, officials said. The blast at the start of the morning rush hour near the sharply angled Flatiron Building in bustling Midtown opened a giant crater in the street and creating an urban geyser that sent a vapor plume into the air for hours. The asbestos discovery raised concerns that the substance, which had encased ...
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