• beefbot
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    3 hours ago

    Same. Per the article, the structures being destroyed have asbestos in them from when they were built; this is the cause of it being released

    Edit: I’ve never before seen a comment like the reply to mine here below that was so clearly made by an AI bot

    • Phoenicianpirate@lemm.ee
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      9 hours ago

      Asbestos is a massive curse that the world should never have been put into their buildings. There are tons of buildings all over the world that still have asbestos in them.

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        46 minutes ago

        It has great material properties aside from, you know, destroying people’s lungs. So I can understand why the world was eager to use it before understanding the risks.