Asbestos found in museum engine | Stuff.co.nz: Staff cleaning vintage steam engine Josephine were never at risk from asbestos found in the locomotive's hulk, Toitu Otago Settlers Museum director Linda Wigley says.
Ms Wigley said museum management followed strict procedures. Decontamination had immediately been carried out, eliminating risk.
Dunedin community newspaper D Scene was told this week staff discovered the asbestos while cleaning the engine in readiness for display.
The handling of the problem was delayed, sources told the newspaper.
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