A Benfleet company has been congratulate for helping to reduce traffic chaos when bags of asbestos fell from a vehicle in the Blackwall Tunnel on 9th May 2007.
Immediately after the incident the tunnel was sealed off. Police contacted asbestos experts, Mackenzie Asbestos Environmental Consultants, and escorted their analysts to the scene through the backed up traffic.
There they were able to advise how to clean up the asbestos, which is at its most dangerous when fibres become airborne. As crews worked through the night, Mackenzie's staff stood by ready to give the tunnel the all clear before the following morning's rush hour.
Director Barrie Goddard, revealed that the company had well rehearsed contingency plans to deal with such incidents rapidly. He said that he, and the other companies involved in the clear up, had been thanked by the police for the speed of their response and their professionalism.
Police are trying to establish how the incident occurred and whether regulations relating to the carriage of dangerous waste had been flouted.
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