WFTV
ORLANDO, Fla. — Orlando firefighters said they were put in harm’s way by their own department by being forced to work in a building that was filled with asbestos.
Orange County said the department didn’t inform the firefighters that the abandoned apartment building on Mercy Drive had the cancer-causing substance.
The department had planned on burning the buildings for training. The firefighters were ordered off the property when 9 Investigates started asking questions.
Full story: Orlando firefighters not informed about asbestos at work site