DNREC’s Emergency Response team Friday sampled the air in several New Castle County communities in the immediate area of Bancroft Mills for airborne asbestos resulting from the fire.
Eleven samples were taken during the day revealing no airborne asbestos contamination in the area.
Air monitoring done Nov. 13 at the nearby Friends School of Wilmington also proved to be negative for airborne asbestos as sampled by the same microscopy methods used by DNREC Emergency Response.DNREC Secretary David Small said the Department was acting today in an abundance of caution as the fire continued to smolder underground 10 days after it broke out, burning down the vacant textile mill that dated back to 1895.
The mills borders many affluent areas with residents voicing concerns.
DNREC Secretary David Small said the Department was acting in an abundance of caution as the fire continued to smolder underground 10 days after it broke out, burning down the vacant textile mill with a history dating back to the late 19th century.
