Asbestos fear sparks town lockdown

THE centre of a Co Limerick town was still cordoned off last night amid a huge asbestos scare.

Asbestos fear sparks town lockdown
Wed, 30 May, 2007 - 01:00
Jimmy Woulfe, Mid-West Correspondent

The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) said it is carrying out an investigation into why it wasn’t informed that a building in Rathkeale with asbestos roofing was being demolished.

It sent inspectors to the scene.

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