OLYPHANT, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Former employees of several now-defunct Lackawanna County businesses say they are seeing a high number of cancer-related deaths and other illnesses among those employees and are calling for a State Health Department investigation into a possible cancer cluster.
They reached out to then-Congressman Matt Cartwright with their concerns, who requested an investigation by the Pennsylvania Department of Health.
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Current Congressman Rob Bresnahan supports that effort.
The employees worked for Specialty Records, WEA Manufacturing, Cinram, and Technicolor in Olyphant.
The I-Team's Andy Mehalshick is working on the story and will have a special report in coming editions on 28/22 News.
