Stories from Gérardmer · France

The Gère Armée vocational high school in the Vosges region is reviewing its mechanics workshop due to potential asbestos exposure. Officials are investigating whether asbestos in the ceiling may have caused the deaths of six teachers. The current investigation into the implementation of safety measures is described as by those involved. A sixth teacher died on Wednesday, according to reports from a vocational school in Gérardmer. Four women filed a complaint on June 14 against unknown parties regarding the death of their husbands, alleging they worked under asbestos ceilings in a mechanical workshop. The group claims the asbestos exposure is responsible for the cancers that caused their husbands' deaths. The investigation into the school's conditions is currently ongoing. The Jussieu collective reported the death occurred yesterday.