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As homes, businesses and cars — and the products within them — were incinerated, gases, chemicals, asbestos and other toxic pollutants were released into the air, often settling into soil and dust.

Soil analysis in November 2023 found the land contained asbestos, plastic, polystyrene and asphalt.

A retired nurse with terminal cancer is suing the Belfast Health Trust over alleged exposure to asbestos during her time working there, BBC News NI can reveal.

Environmental Protection Agency began the first phase of the fire debris cleanup Jan. 28, removing hazardous materials such as paint, cleaners and solvents, oils, pesticides, lithium ion batteries and asbestos from the burned areas.

And although landfill operators routinely monitor for potentially dangerous gases, such as methane or sulfur dioxide, they typically don’t have instruments that would detect toxic contaminants in wildfire ash, like lead or asbestos.