7th Moment of Silence at Ground Zero Ceremony Will Honor Victims of 9/11-Related Illnesses
The National September 11 Memorial and Museum adds a permanent seventh silence as deaths tied to toxic dust near 9/11 near 10,000, officials said.
- On Friday, the 9/11 ceremony at Ground Zero will fall silent a seventh time for the first time, honoring nearly 10,000 people killed by illnesses from toxic dust—a toll that now dwarfs the 2,977 who died that morning.
- FDNY firefighter deaths from World Trade Centre illnesses now exceed the 343 killed on September 11, 2001, as the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund has linked nearly 10,000 deaths to 9/11 illnesses over 25 years.
- More than 12,000 firefighters have been diagnosed with linked conditions from an estimated 400,000 people's exposure to pulverized concrete, asbestos, and jet-fuel residue over lower Manhattan. Lieutenant James Brosi of the Uniformed Fire Officers Association said 'We were dying with every breath.'
- NYPD Officer Jimmy Betso spent weeks working on the pile following the attacks and later died after breathing toxic air. His daughter Leah Betso said 'Every single day, people are being diagnosed. Every single day, people are unfortunately dying.'
- Newly released records totaling more than 170,000 pages show firefighters say officials knew the air was hazardous, contradicting then-EPA administrator Christine Whitman's 2001 claim it was safe. Penn State freshmen Gianna Romano and Ian Dannenfelser worry younger generations are losing sight of 'Never Forget.
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