Isle of Wight County Press Online

Asbestos in blazing skip

By Jon Moreno

Sunday, July 4, 2010

 

A BLAZING skip containing asbestos caused a fire alert in the early hours of yesterday morning (Sunday).

The alarm was raised by residents living along Northbourne Avenue, Shanklin, at around 3am.

Householders were advised to close their windows while firefighters dealt with the blaze.

The skip, which contained burning astestos, was outside a property being renovated.

Firefighters gave the all clear at 5.16am.

Reporter: jonm@iwcpmail.co.uk

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