Of the 111,005 ground zero responders and survivors enrolled in the World Trade Centre Health Programme, 4,610 have died, according to officials at the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. Daniel knew his death would devastate their five young children, but he did not regret working on the pile at ground zero. Then came lung cancer in 2017. Anne-Marie Principe, 62, who ran a modeling and talent agency near ground zero, got blanketed by debris the morning of the attacks. Jose Santiago, 72, got doused with dust while reporting from ground zero for radio station WBAI.

Source: bd News24 September 11, 2021 11:11 UTC