A disused factory in Mrieħel, littered with carcinogenic asbestos, has become the unlikely backdrop of two music videos shot by unwitting crews who may have exposed themselves to the toxic material.

The most high-profile is the official video for top band Winter Moods’ latest single, Everlasting, in which two sets of actors, playing a loving couple in their youth and old age, can be seen trampling on hundreds of broken asbestos slabs laying on the floor of what was once the Dowty O rings factory.

The second video is a promotional clip for the New Year’s Eve party Samsara, which also features a woman walking around the factory, though in this case, the premises seems to have been cleared of most of the material.

Read more in The Sunday Times of Malta.