A daycare institution has been closed after the discovery of hazardous dust in the attic.

60 children have been moved to other childcare options while a North Jutland institution is being tested for asbestos.

Rebild Municipality has closed the integrated daycare institution Bavnebakken with immediate effect after the discovery of asbestos dust in the institution's attic. (Photo: © Henning Bagger, Ritzau Scanpix)

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Jesper Knox ( [email protected] ) 5 minutes ago

A discovery of health-hazardous asbestos dust has led to the immediate closure of Børnehuset Bavnebakken in Støvring.

The discovery was made during craft work in the attic of the North Jutland institution, after the institution's roof had previously been replaced.

> "We naturally choose to have everything thoroughly investigated and completely cleaned before children and adults return to the site."

- Dust was found in the attic space, which unfortunately turned out to contain asbestos, says Peter G. Hansen (Social Democrats), chairman of the Children and Family Committee in Rebild Municipality.

Børnehuset Bavnebakken is an integrated institution with both a nursery and a kindergarten, and the approximately 60 children have been moved to other childcare options in the municipality while the institution is being investigated and cleaned.

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Rebild Municipality states that 30 samples from the institution itself have shown no traces of asbestos that could have posed a danger to children or staff.

- We naturally choose to have everything thoroughly investigated and completely cleaned before children and adults return to the site, says the committee chairman.

The municipality has recruited external experts certified to work with asbestos and asked them to take all the most obvious samples.

- The greatest possible safety measures are being taken, the municipality states.

According to the municipality, both the Danish Patient Safety Authority and the Danish Working Environment Authority have approved the handling of the case.

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