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15/07/2008
Residents To Be Allowed Home Following Asbestos Scare
Around 50 residents, who were evacuated from their homes following a fire in a disused factory in Co Waterford, are returning home this morning.
Residents in Lismore, Co Waterford, were evacuated due to fears the Samshire recycling plant may have polluted the air with asbestos.
However, the Environmental Protection Agency has carried out tests from six locations around the site, and no traces of the chemical were found.
Gardaí are currently investigating the circumstances surrounding the fire, which they believe may have been started deliberately. There were no reported injuries.
(JM/KMcA)
Residents in Lismore, Co Waterford, were evacuated due to fears the Samshire recycling plant may have polluted the air with asbestos.
However, the Environmental Protection Agency has carried out tests from six locations around the site, and no traces of the chemical were found.
Gardaí are currently investigating the circumstances surrounding the fire, which they believe may have been started deliberately. There were no reported injuries.
(JM/KMcA)
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