Two recent deaths brought the total to 343, matching the death toll from Sept. 11, the FDNY said. Some 11,000 former and current FDNY employees suffer from 9/11-related illnesses, 3,500 with cancer.
"We have long known this day was coming, yet its reality is astounding just the same," Kavanagh said."Our hearts break for the families of these members, and all who loved them."
On Sept. 11, firefighters and paramedics raced to the World Trade Center, where fires raged after the twin towers were struck by terrorist-hijacked airliners.More than 1,000 FDNY employees were on the scene when the towers collapsed. In total, 343 FDNY responders were killed that day. About 11,000 current and former fire department employees suffer from World Trade Center-related illnesses, including some 3,500 with cancer, the FDNY says.
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