Virus lab leaks - support prisoners
London Against Camden Danger Lab | 13.12.2008 18:38 | Animal Liberation | Bio-technology | Social Struggles
There are plans to build the "World's largest ever virus containment facility and animal testing lab" alongside St Pancras Eurostar on a Camden council house estate behind the British Library. Councillors and MPs have blasted the plans. In the event of virus leak what would happen to prisoners in the two nearby prisons Holloway and Pentonville? The lab will contain deadly pathogens like anthrax.
Foot and Mouth disease was leaked from government facility Pirbright. If such a leak were to occur at Kings Cross as has been pointed out by Andrew Dismore MP it would be catastrophic. MI5 have leaked security fears to the Evening Standard. The lab has been dubbed the "28 Days Later" lab by the press.
The area would have to be evacuated and / or quarantined in the event of virus leak. This would be devastating particularly for prisoners incarcerated in nearby Holloway and Pentonville prisons who would be quarantined along with staff. This is a terrifying prospect.
Please write to each of these prisons and ask them to oppose planning permission for the proposed lab.
HMP and YOI Holloway
Parkhurst Road
London
N7
HMP Pentonville
Caledonian Road
N7
The area would have to be evacuated and / or quarantined in the event of virus leak. This would be devastating particularly for prisoners incarcerated in nearby Holloway and Pentonville prisons who would be quarantined along with staff. This is a terrifying prospect.
Please write to each of these prisons and ask them to oppose planning permission for the proposed lab.
HMP and YOI Holloway
Parkhurst Road
London
N7
HMP Pentonville
Caledonian Road
N7
London Against Camden Danger Lab
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