Dust falling “like snow” near Gloucester demolition site given all clear.
White dust that has been blowing around Gloucester city centre is not harmful, the city council has said. The dust, which has been produced during demolition nearby, was reported to be falling “like snow”.
A council spokesman said both coarse concrete dust and fragmented polystyrene had caused a problem but it was not dangerous. The dust comes from the former Gloscat (Gloucestershire College of Art and Technology) building which is being demolished.
One woman, Margaret Lansdale, told the BBC: “Very fine particles were falling and getting into peoples eyes – some even said it was snowing. “When I picked up a bigger bit it was very fibrous and my immediate thought was that it was coming from an old building so it could be asbestos.”
Lloyd Griffiths, city environmental protection manager, confirmed the larger fragments were polystyrene.
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