Fears for heroes as Grenfell firefighters diagnosed with terminal cancer
Some of the 1,300 firefighters thought to have attended the scene were left in their contaminated suits for more than 10 hours while others were in a smoke-filled basement for up to six hours.Firefighters have been diagnosed with cancer since the blaze.Analysis carried out on the debris found there were heightened concentrations of chemicals that cause cancer and proven carcinogens with 200 metres of the tower, the paper said.
Meanwhile, research this week found firefighters are twice as likely to end up being diagnosed with cancer if they find soot in their nose or throat, and the same rate applies to those who stay in their often contaminated kit for more than four hours after a fire.Ex-Premier League star jailed for £15m fraud of friends and family to fund luxury footballer lifestyle
"We now know that firefighters are exposed to health and life-threatening contaminants as a result of their occupation, and certainly would have been at an incident the size and scale of the Grenfell Tower Fire."However, firefighters are left in the dark due to the lack of regular health surveillance and proper monitoring of exposures in the UK.
David Badillo, the first firefighter who went in, said: "On a personal level it’s very worrying. I've got two young kids and I want to see them grow up.
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