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Originally Posted by Mark DiSilvestro
I suspect this ad was composed many years before 9-11, possibly during the '70s, and is actually touting the use of asbestos in the Twin-Towers. Possibly, the "fire alarm" mentioned refers to a fire drill or evacuation following a small fire not caused by a terroricst act.
Happy Motoring, Mark
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The cover-up of asbestos-related disease is one of the most shameful sagas of corporate America. The effects of asbestos on the human body were well known since the 1930's and kept a well-guarded secret within highest company levels. Since it takes 10-50 years for asbestosis and mesothelioma to show up, it was relatively easy for these guys to continually delay, cover up, and deny. My dad recently died from this horrible disease. I guess he was relatively lucky, since he worked at Johns-Manville in the early 1960's and has been very healthy just until a year ago.
Some of the later spray-on insulations and fire retardants, such as Monokote, were used into the 1980's and were touted as being 'asbestos-free', even though they still contained up to 10% asbestos. This false claim lead workers to doff their usual protective gear, since they were assuming a safe product.
I wouldn't be surprised if there is another concealment of facts regarding the amount of asbestos in the WTC buildings.