January 29th, 2007

A leading UK asbesots lawyer has demanded that a YouTube video be removed from the website and has expressed his concern over the content of the video, which shows people throwing asbestos into a fire. The video is actually entitled 'Explosions from putting Asbestos in a fire', and those watching will see a number of teenagers throwing the deadly material onto a fire.

The asbestos lawyer stated: "These poor kids have now been exposed to Asbestos, there is no argument that this type of exposure can lead to some of the most deadly cancers and diseases, including Mesothelioma, a deadly cancer that attacks the pleural lining of the lungs and surrounding organs.

“We call on the regulators of YouTube to take down this video to ensure that other young people do not put themselves at risk of exposure. Every year over 4000 people die of asbestos related disease, many of these people were exposed over 20 years ago but their symptoms have only just manifested themselves."

He added: "With asbestos now a banned substance we had hoped to see the amount of asbestos related disease drop over the next 20 years, We do not want to be dealing with these young people in the future because of just 'messing about'. All traces of Asbestos throughout society needs to be removed."