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Killer Kitchens: Why deadly California epidemic is warning to UK

A deadly kitchen dust has been destroying lives in California – in what doctors are calling an epidemic.

Katie Barnfield has been investigating the rise in silicosis, an incurable lung disease linked to quartz kitchen worktops.

Travelling to the epicentre of the crisis, where victims and their loved ones call for an outright quartz ban, Sky News asks – is this what’s in store for the UK?

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