The West End Firehouse on Upper Broadway in the City of Newburgh has been determined to contain asbestos, according to laboratory test results.
A report from Quest Environmental Solutions and Technologies, requested by the city, studied the first floor kitchen, first floor kitchen bathroom, first floor stairwell to second floor and the second floor perimeter column across from the bathroom.
Test results, conducted for Quest by Eastern Analytical Services of Elmsford, New York found asbestos in the first floor kitchen wall plaster finish coat, first floor stairwell to second floor wall sheetrock joint compound, and the second floor column across from the bathroom plastic finish coat.
“Debris associated with the above identified asbestos-containing materials was observed within the general vicinity of the damaged building materials,” said Quest inspector and project designer Rudy Lipinski, director of field operations, in a report to City Manager Michael Ciaravino.