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Daily Mirror
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'Hero firefighters risk lives to save others - their health should be protected'

The Grenfell Tower firefighters showed remarkable bravery but their dedication may have come at a terrible cost.

As many as a dozen of those who entered the burning building have since developed terminal cancer, linked to exposure to contaminates in the smoke-filled air.

It is feared that many of the residents who survived the fire, which took 72 lives, were also exposed to toxic fumes and asbestos.

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