Leaked emails reveal WeWork was warned about potentially dangerous phone booths tainted with formaldehyde as early as August

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WeWork tenants complained about noxious chemicals in the phone booths as early as August, leaked emails obtained by Business Insider show.

WeWork informed tenants Monday morning that it was removing thousands of phone booths from its offices because of"potentially elevated levels of formaldehyde." But leaked emails obtained by Business Insider show that tenants complained about noxious chemicals in the phone booths as early as August. One tenant contacted a WeWork community manager in August to report that people were suffering from eye irritation, light-headedness, and nausea after using phone booths.

WeWork informed tenants Monday morning that it was removing thousands of phone booths from its offices because of"potentially elevated levels of formaldehyde." But leaked emails obtained by Business Insider show that tenants complained about noxious chemicals in the phone booths as early as August. One tenant contacted a WeWork community manager in August to report that people were suffering from eye irritation, light-headedness, and nausea after using phone booths.

 

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