Brooklyn high school students may have been exposed to asbestos

Dec. 8, 2009
Contractor was disassembling piping at Lafayette High School
From The New York Daily News: Hundreds of students and teachers at Lafayette High School in Brooklyn, N.Y.,may have been exposed to asbestos after a contractor ripped out piping last week. A school contractor disassembled piping surrounded by the dangerous substance and carried it through the hallways of the school near the cafeteria.

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