Tempers continue to flare as residents in the vicinity of Sunday’s blast at a Toronto propane facility learned that asbestos dust is still being found throughout their neighborhood, including at city parks where children play regularly.

According to an article in the Globe and Mail, a press conference held yesterday escalated to “a shouting match” between city officials and residents who are concerned that those same officials are not being honest about the dangers of the asbestos fibers found in the air around their homes.

During the meeting, officials revealed that high levels of asbestos fibers had been discovered at the Ancaster Community Centre, located in a park two blocks away from the explosion site. The park had not been closed on the days following the blast and residents note that children had played there since the explosion.

City officials tried to tell residents that the levels of asbestos were not dangerous but those who live near the blast site had a hard time believing what they were hearing, most said.

Jeff Green, 40, said he believes he’s already inhaled asbestos, and condemned “the nerve of you people to act so God damn smug.”

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