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Asbestos Test of New York Air after Steam Pipe Explodes
Catherine A. Murphy
The air and street surfaces and the vicinity areas of Manhattan, New York were checked for asbestos after a steam pipe ruptured near Manhattan’s Grand Central Station on Wednesday. For this purpose, technicians of Consolidated Edison were called who checked the area for any traces of asbestos that might have spread with the explosion of steam pipe. The blast blew a 25 foot wide hole through the 41st street just before 6 in the evening, killing one and injuring 30 other people. The victims of steam pipe include 3 firefighters too.
The main reason behind conducting this asbestos test was the fear that the 82 year old steam pipe might have been insulated with asbestos materials. Asbestos inhalation can lead to mesothelioma, a rare but deadly cancer.
For the fear of asbestos inhalation, the Health Department officials are urging people to stay indoors and keep their widows and doors closed to avoid any possibility of contact with asbestos. People have also been asked to switch their air conditioning to re-circulate to avoid any air-borne asbestos.
People who were exposed to explosion of steam pipe are also urged to wash with soap and water and store their clothes in plastic bags until the asbestos threat has been fully evaluated.
The Con Edison Steam Business Unit involved in the blast is the largest district steam system in the world. It heats 1,800 buildings in Manhattan with help of a network of underground pipes in New York only.