Boy falls through roof made of asbestos

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Boy falls through roof made of asbestos Emergency service workers had to rescue a teenage boy after he fell more than 15ft through an asbestos roof.

Paramedics had to force their way into the disused building to treat the boy for his injuries.

A West Midlands Ambulance Service spokesperson revealed the 15-year-old was inside the locked building when they arrived on the scene.

The paramedics had to use specialist workwear, such as breathing apparatus and safety gloves, to remove asbestos dust before he was taken to hospital.

The spokesperson said: "The teenage boy had suffered chest and arm injuries.

"Paramedics decontaminated the teenager at the scene to remove asbestos dust from his clothing and skin."

Asbestos can be found naturally in air and in some drinkable water, including water from natural sources.

In addition, research has found that members of the general public can have hundreds of thousands of asbestos fibers in each gram of dry lung tissue.ADNFCR-1200-ID-19631265-ADNFCR

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