The number of first responders who have died from 9/11-related illnesses now almost equals the number of firefighters who died during the terror attacks themselves.
The number of first responders who have died from 9/11-related illnesses now almost equals the number of firefighters who died during the terror attacks themselves.
The new count, raised to 341 this past week, comes close to the 343 New York firefighters who died the day of the tragedy - when many rushed into the towers in 2001 before they collapsed.
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