Local residents were horrified to witness a cowboy demolition of buildings known to carry asbestos by a small business owner in Wembley Park.
Owner of Arena Mini Market, a commercial unit on the ground floor of Alexandra Court in Wembley Park, used a labourer to rip apart an old bike shed and garage, known to have asbestos under its corrugated roofs.
Local resident Tim Roberts said:
It was a windy day and possible asbestos fibres were flying around a densely populated area.
The small business owner denies of any asbestos being present because his friend told him it was ok.
terrified, I have no proper PPE for my 2 year old after asbestos incident @wembleypark @Tim_A_Roberts @bktimes @Brent_Council @CllrButt pic.twitter.com/VzLKMF3fyh
— Gemma Hutton (@yawninghippy) October 7, 2016
Families took their children away to safety, abandoning their homes to stay with family, all because of one careless shopkeeper.
Residents were also concerned for the labourer’s health:
The Eastern European doing the job on the cheap will have layers of dust on his lungs @blogontheblock @bktimes https://t.co/jQiv62xfqK
— Tim A Roberts (@Tim_A_Roberts) October 7, 2016
Witnesses said, the labourer, wore no mask – he was breaking this material in a confined space. We tried to explain to him the danger but his English was poor.
@bktimes @yawninghippy @blogontheblock @wembleypark FYI despite the emergency @CllrButt @Brent_Council or BHP failed to respond
— Tim A Roberts (@Tim_A_Roberts) October 12, 2016
Although residents urgently sought the help and advice from local authorities on the 6th of October, the day this happened, a week has passed with no response.
