Stardust survivor: ‘We breathed toxic fumes and we picked ourselves up and went home’

Even at rest, a constant whisper accompanies Linda Bishop Hosey’s breathing — the telltale sign of lungs forced to work hard to pull in the air around her.

Stardust survivor: ‘We breathed toxic fumes and we picked ourselves up and went home’

The ill effects of the 1981 Stardust fire are still catching up with the survivors, writes Caroline O’Doherty.

Even at rest, a constant whisper accompanies Linda Bishop Hosey’s breathing — the telltale sign of lungs forced to work hard to pull in the air around her.

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