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Fort Bragg Barracks May Have Been Contaminated With Asbestos

The Fort Bragg barracks may have been contaminated when a heating system could have possibly spread asbestos fibers throughout the barracks. One father of a soldier speaks out saying that he feels that everyone that lived in the barracks should be monitored for mesothelioma cancer. Evon Colchiski said that his son Jason and other soldiers removed floor tiles in the building at Gruber Road.

The storeroom of the barracks is being remodeled, but when the floor tiles were raised, it released asbestos fibers into the air. The men working on the floor had no protective gear while doing the project. The soldiers are being tested to see if they indeed have any health problems. Unfortunately, mesothelioma cancer can take years before anyone shows any signs of asbestos exposure.

Accounts of the asbestos exposure detail the Commander telling the soldiers to be careful because the tiles contained asbestos. The soldiers will be monitored for five years, but the father of Jason feels they should be monitored for longer. The only way to solve this sad story is to seek asbestos legal advice and talk to the asbestos lawyers to see if the military can be forced to keep monitoring the soldiers longer.

There should also be some type of legality considering the Commander knew there was asbestos in the tiles.

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