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Skip set on fire in Farnworth

10:04am Tuesday 29th January 2008

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By Lucy Ewing »

YOUTHS set fire to a skip containing hazardous material in Farnworth.

Firefighters were called to the site of Cherry Tree Primary School in Highfield Road, which is being demolished, at 7.30pm yesterday.

A skip full of building material containing asbestos was ablaze.

The substance is so dangerous firefighters could only stand back and spray water on the fire. They were at the scene for nearly two hours.

Farnworth crew commander Richard Mortimer said: "This is not the first time we've been called to the site.

"I would urge the youngsters involved to stop breaking into the site - they are risking their safety and their health."

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John, says...
10:32am Tue 29 Jan 08

The asbestos should have been kept separate and not with other material. Asbestos must be separated when being taken for disposal. Was the demolition people hoping to disguises the asbestos? Farnworth hooligans will always be there as they always have been.

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NRG, Lancs says...
11:05am Tue 29 Jan 08

Who left a skip full of asbestos lying around?!

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Be Serious, Kearsley says...
12:06pm Tue 29 Jan 08

I thought asbestos was fire proof???

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gabon, bury says...
12:36pm Tue 29 Jan 08

Asbestos is now a controlled waste and should have been put in special coloured bags and disposed of at the correct site.
Someone should be in trouble for this.

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BoltonDave, Tonge Moor says...
12:41pm Tue 29 Jan 08

I do hope these poor misunderstood creatures don't get asbestosis.

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NRG, Lancs says...
12:51pm Tue 29 Jan 08

Kids like that should be encouraged to play with smouldering asbestos.

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Womble, Bolton says...
3:11pm Tue 29 Jan 08

Be Serious wrote:
I thought asbestos was fire proof???
Yes, it's heat & fire retardent, which is why they used it in gas fires, fire blankets and for the fire-proof mats we used at school when using bunsen burners.

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News hound, Smithills says...
4:06pm Tue 29 Jan 08

once again the fire fighters of farnworth risk their lives and health for the good of the community. Well done them!

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Berni, Deane says...
5:51pm Tue 29 Jan 08

John wrote:
The asbestos should have been kept separate and not with other material. Asbestos must be separated when being taken for disposal. Was the demolition people hoping to disguises the asbestos? Farnworth hooligans will always be there as they always have been.
Asbestos should be put in appropiate plastic bags and then in a sealed skip with doors that can be padlocked

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Frank Einstein, Nuremberg says...
8:25pm Tue 29 Jan 08

Jusus Christ! I used to live in that skip. I'll sue that school if I get asbestosis.

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mukarram, bolton,lancashire says...
8:58am Wed 30 Jan 08

Fire fighters standing back, I thought, they were in the fire to fight it out.

Good Job

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daisy, bolton says...
6:15pm Thu 31 Jan 08

Let's hope they leave the new school alone! I hope the community are proud of THEIR new school

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