LONDON, Dec 3 : Mortuary workers in London were exposed to “dangerously high” levels of toxic substances when handling bodies repatriated to the UK after the crash of a London-bound Air India plane in Ahmedabad, a senior coroner has said.

Professor Fiona Wilcox, presiding over the inquests into the deaths of the 53 British nationals on board the Boeing 787 which crashed on June 12, released a ‘Prevention of future deaths report’ on Tuesday to highlight that bodies repatriated to London’s Westminster Public Mortuary had high concentrations of formalin. The substance has toxic effects at high levels and can cause severe respiratory irritation.

“No inquests have yet been heard. This report is based upon my duty under Regulation 28 being engaged in respect of the hazard presented to all mort

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