Up to a dozen firefighters who saved lives at the Grenfell Tower have been diagnosed with cancers; the majority of which are understood to be digestive cancers and leukaemia, for which there is no cure Firefighters, some aged only in their 40s, are suffering with rare cancers linked to the high levels of unprecedented exposure to contaminants during the huge rescue effort.

Up to a dozen have been diagnosed with cancers, the majority of which are understood to be digestive cancers and leukaemia, for which there is no cure.

But it is feared this could be the tip of the iceberg, with some cancers taking up to 25 years to appear. In the June 2017 blaze firefighters ran out of air in the tower and many sat in their contaminated suits for more than 10 hours.

Some waited in the smoke-logged basement of the block for up to six hours.

Including those both inside and outside the Tower, and including those in attendance in the days after, around 1,300 firefighters are thought to have been involved. “However, firefighters are left in the dark due to the lack of regular health surveillance and proper monitoring of exposures in the UK.

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    41 year ago

    Grenfell ultra-cheap apartement block wintercoat for low-value income people, the gift from the UK government that just keeps on giving. :(