| Pupils Hit by Asbestos Alert
Knaresborough Today – 02 February, 2007
PUPILS at Harrogate High School required decontamination treatment this week after being showered by asbestos fibres.
A roof tile at the school fell into a corridor, leaving six students, one staff member and an ambulance service crew member needing medical attention.
A further 14 students were asked to change their clothes, which were checked for asbestos fibres.
Nobody was injured in the incident on Wednesday afternoon – and Yorkshire Ambulance Director of Operations Vince Larvin said his crews were well trained to deal with the drama.
North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service also attended the scene.
The school's consultant headteacher, Paul Lowry,described the asbestos as "low grade" and added that nobody had been put in any danger.
"The rules state that even if it is low grade asbestos, people still have to go through decontamination procedures,"
"All this means in reality is that they change clothes and have a shower.
"Nobody was injured and nobody was taken to hospital. The pupils involved went home but are fine, it's purely a precaution."
* re-produced with kind permission of ARCA |
