13th November 2007 news agencies reported that the fire which broke out yesterday at one of the sites earmarked for development prior to the Olympic Games in 2012, may have released asbestos into the atmoshpere.
Health officials were last night monitoring the fallout from the giant plume of smoke after police confirmed that materials containing asbestos were found at the scene.
Residents living near to the site were told to keep their windows closed and people with respiratory conditions were advised to stay indoors.
Asbestos causes a number of diseases and, in particular, is linked to the development of mesothelioma and lung cancer.
The Health Protection Agency said it had dispatched chemical experts to the scene and weathermen were assessing if the smoke would fall to ground level in other parts of London.
A spokesman for the London Air Quality Network said: "It depends a lot on weather conditions whether the smoke comes down to ground level.
"We are going to keep a close eye on it for the near future.
"In some case like Buncefield we didn't see a lot of pollution because it stayed up high in the atmosphere. With this one we're not sure, it's quite hard to predict."
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