Serious concerns are also being raised about potential health risks for firefighters at the Tottenham incident after they were inadvertently exposed to a stockpile of dangerous chemicals that had been stashed in the warehouse in the weeks before the fire.
I dont think its a long bow to say some of our people will get sick in the future from attending this fire, a source said.
This was an illegal dump site – something were seeing all over the city now – and were having to send our people into dangerous, toxic fires that never should have happened.
There have been reports of firefighters experiencing nose bleedsin the week after the fire.
The remains of 420 Somerville Road in TottenhamCredit:Justin McManus
The coroner opened an investigation in…
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