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Trailer homes originally used by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to house people following Hurricane Katrina, and that were subsequently banned from being used as long-term housing due to illegal levels of formaldehyde, are resurfacing as housing for workers involved in the BP oil spill disaster.
Banned FEMA Trailers Used to House BP Oil Spill Workers
Seeded on Fri Jul 2, 2010 6:05 AM EDT
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The trailers, which the government was reportedly paying $130 million to store, are finding their way into mobile home parks, boatyards and open fields through contracting firms who need to house their workers near the Gulf coast. They are reportedly being sold for $2,500 up, making them appear a reasonable solution to an urgent need for accommodation in the region due to the catastrophe.
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