In addition to the lack of even the most basic of firesafety measures at the Deutsche Bank at Ground Zero in NYC, the building was (and continues to be) full of plywood. Even though it is accepted practice to construct asbestos removal "containment" partitions of plywood in a building of a few stories, why is it acceptable to use this material (and plastic as well) in a 40 story high-rise under demolition (with torches and the like)? It was reported yesterday that only weeks before deadly fire that killed two firefighters, that a fire was noted by environmental inspectors as they did their inspection and the FDNY was never called. You could not build a new high-rise with plywood walls and partitions - why does it make sense to allow it in a building under demolition? Why does the US EPA allow such dangerous practices? Why does the EPA think that the use of plywood is even a good containment method when fire is a distinct possibility? The photo shown was taken on 9/11/07.

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posted by Glenn Corbett
9/18/2007 01:28:00 PM

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