The New York City Fire Department says it has now suffered the same number of deaths from illnesses linked to 9/11 as it experienced on the day the Twin Towers fell in 2001.
The number of emergency workers from the New York City Fire Department to have died from illnesses related to 9/11 has reached 343 - matching the number who died on the day of the attacks.
She added that both illnesses were a result of"time they spent working in the rescue and recovery at the World Trade Center site"."We have now suffered the same number of deaths post September 11th as we experienced that day when the north and south towers fell. Our hearts break for the families of these members, and all who loved them.
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