MoD warned prior to asbestos fire

Defence chiefs were warned a base in Shropshire was not safe prior to a fire which led to asbestos ash falling, documents show.

The papers, seen by the BBC's Inside Out, show safety measures were ruled out in 1977 - six years before the fire - on "operational grounds" and cost.

Ellen Paddock, 31, who lived near the Donington base, died in November from an asbestos-related disease.

The Ministry of Defence said it had "learned lessons" since the 1983 fire.

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