"Officials say 68 previously undisclosed boxes containing information on the 9/11 toxins were found after legislation was ordered demanding a probe into what and when the city knew about toxins at ground zero. Union officials say the information in those documents contained critical "life-and-death" data. Officials say the documents prove city leaders at the time of the attack were aware there was asbestos in the air, but intentionally hid the information."
""They had real testing done. And when that testing was done, it was suppressed. And everyone was told the air was safe; people would have made different choices," an official said. Since the 9/11 attacks, 400 members of the FDNY have died from illnesses linked to ground zero toxins. A spokesperson with City Hall said they remain dedicated to the victims and their families and the answers they need."
Sixty-eight previously undisclosed boxes of records about 9/11 ground zero toxins were found after legislation ordered a probe into what the city knew and when. The documents reportedly contain critical, life-and-death information and show city leaders were aware there was asbestos in the air yet intentionally hid the findings. Officials say real testing was done but suppressed, and people were told the air was safe, affecting choices made by responders. Since the attacks, roughly 400 FDNY members have died from illnesses linked to exposure. City Hall says it is turning over documents and remains committed to victims and families.
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