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While a home was undergoing a renovation, workers discovered that there was asbestos in the walls. Before any further work could be attempted, the family that owned the house had to evacuate, and specialists were brought in to remove the asbestos. Why would the house contain a substance that forced the family to be evacuated?
Asbestos is not harmful, and the family was evacuated due to routine construction protocol.
Asbestos was once thought to be very useful, but now it is linked to lung cancer so the family was evacuated.
Asbestos is not harmful, but the family was evacuated so that the asbestos could be recycled for another building.
Asbestos was thought to be useful and is no longer used due to increasing costs to manufacture it.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Asbestos was once widely used for insulation and fireproofing, but its fibers are now known to cause serious lung diseases (including lung cancer and mesothelioma). Disturbing asbestos can release harmful fibers into the air, so specialists remove it and occupants are evacuated. Thus the second choice is correct.