Environmental cleanup specialists work at an asbestos cleanup site in Libby, Montana, on Sept. 13, 2018. A lawsuit being tried in federal court alleges BNSF Railway knew the vermiculite it was hauling through Libby from a nearby mine was tainted with asbestos. The railroad denies the allegations. (Kurt Wilson/The Missoulian via AP, File)
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Asbestos victim's dying words aired in wrongful death case against Buffet's railroad
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Thomas Wells ran a half-marathon at age 60 and played recreational volleyball until he was 63. At 65 years old, doctors diagnosed him with mesothelioma, a rare and aggressive lung cancer linked to asbestos exposure.