LAYTON, Utah — A Layton family has been forced out of their home after discovering widespread fiberglass contamination from their children’s mattress, leaving them with mounting expenses and health concerns. It’s been four days and counting of paying for a hotel room, cleaning supplies, protective gear, new items, and lost wages.
Amie Putnam said the problem began when they unzipped and washed the cover that came with a mattress in her sons’ room, unknowingly releasing tiny fiberglass particles throughout their home.
“Fiberglass, if it’s not touche,d sits by itself, but when it’s exposed like that and it’s all over furnishings and toys and you’re moving, trying to clean, it just kind of gets in the air,” explained Putnam. “I started getting like really itchy eyes, and I got some embedded in my fingers.”…