Demolition of former Ayr school sees cars covered in dust sparking safety fears

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Demolition crews have been spotted hosing down motors on an Ayr street after dust clouds sparked safety fears.Residents in surrounding streets to the Mainholm Academy building have raised the alarm after days of being exposed to the ‘nuisance dust’ from the site where the former school is being flattened.Cars have been left caked in soot which has poured out of the area as the building is reduced to rubble by bulldozers.Neighbours have told Ayrshire Live how the dust has crept inside homes and landed on washing lines in their gardens.And concerned locals feared the thick dust was an asbestos risk after the school was previously riddled with the dangerous substance.However, council chiefs have allayed fears – insisting that all asbestos had been removed from the school prior to demolition and that the dust contains no trace of deadly asbestos fibres.The Ayrshire Live app is available to download now.Get all the local news in your area – plus features, football news and the latest on the coronavirus crisis – at your fingertips 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories while you can customise your page with the sections that matter to you.The Ayrshire Live app is available to download now on iOS and Android.One resident of Westwood Avenue told Ayrshire Live: “There has been a cloud of dust in the air since the demolition started without any thought of safety.

It’s not good enough.“The dust has covered everyone’s cars, windows and washings. It has got the point that the workmen were going round hosing down people’s cars.

It’s everywhere.“The school had a major asbestos problem before. How do we know there aren’t still fibres at the site which are being sent out by this dust cloud?"Locals