According to recent reports the Environmental Protection Agency of Ohio is asking for the assistance of the federal Environmental Protection Agency in forcing the cleanup of a known asbestos-contaminated site.

The former General Industries was apparently victim to a fire on July 3 of this year and burned for more than 16 hours. Since the fire that ripped through the entire complex, nothing has been done as far as cleanup of the remnants of the buildings existing on the property.

Ohio Environmental Protection Agency representative, Mike Settles, has stated that the owner of the property has made no attempt to rid the property of the asbestos-contaminated building rubble. Settles has stated that the owner, John Peshek, has basically neglected putting forth any effort at all in the removal of the debris.

Apparently a fence was put in place around the property after EPA field tests revealed high levels of asbestos particles at the site but due to the fact that there has been no visible signs of asbestos emissions Peshek cannot be yet cited for any particular violations.

Although Peshek has offered suggestions as to how he would clean up the site, none of those suggestions would comply with EPA standards. Aside from his phone calls to discuss those suggestions, Peshek has made no effort to dispose of the contaminated materials.

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