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Irresponsible design. It's not just the fire and the damage to businesses, but the report lists concerns about lead from the UPS batteries being spread all the
by fmajid 5y ago
Irresponsible design. It's not just the fire and the damage to businesses, but the report lists concerns about lead from the UPS batteries being spread all the way to Germany as a result of the plume from the fire, as well as in the water from the firemen. Fortunately, in this case, they measured the water and found no significant amounts, nor did the German environmental authorities, but it could easily have been as bad as the Notre-Dame fire where a huge chunk of innermost Paris was contaminated by lead from the destroyed roof.
- userbinator 5y agoOf all the things to be the worried about being released by a fire...?! No. Lead is way down on the list. I'd be far more concerned about the other carcinogens from stuff burning.
- fmajid 5y agoIt was explicitly listed in the report, so the fire department and environmental defense authorities of both countries do not share your nonchalance.
- mtmail 5y ago> all the way to Germany For reference, the border to Germany is about 250m from the building https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/11917092 https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/11917092