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First Responders responded to the attacks not only at Ground Zero, but also to the the
city morgue, temporary morgue locations and Fresh Kills Landfill, used as a temporary
sorting ground for the rubble from Ground Zero with three objectives: to find human
remains, personal effects and any evidence of the terrorist attack such as a hijack-
er’s box cutters, cell phones from the planes and the black boxes. (Courtesy of David
Mark from Pixabay)
Disease & Illnesses Related to
9/11 & First Responder Health
As the twin towers fell on the
morning of September 11,
2001, a thick dust clouded the
air and first responders rushed
into ground zero.
The dust that filled the air was a
mixture of lead, asbestos, glass
fiber, and other toxic building
materials that were at one time
pieces of a building or a plane.
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