Future for 9/11-Related Deaths
Friday, May 25, 2007
New York, NY –
Mayor Bloomberg says the re-designation of Felicia Dunn-Jones as a victim of the World Trade Center attacks does not have broader implications for the city. Dunn-Jones was caught in a dust cloud on 9/11 and died of lung disease five months later.
REPORTER: The city Medical Examiner has reversed an earlier opinion and now says the dust exposure had contributed to her death. Yesterday, Bloomberg differentiated between Dunn-Jones’s case and the later deaths of rescue and cleanup workers.
BLOOMBERG: The Medical Examiner said this was not a case of somebody who went and worked down there and contracted a disease, and that is serious, and we should treat those who worked at the site and maybe have serious, maybe fatal consequences from it.
REPORTER: The ME’s revised ruling acknowledges for the first time that 9/11 dust and debris contributed to a victim’s death. But, the ME maintained that there is evidence Dunn-Jones was already sick beforehand and that the exposure worsened – not caused – her illness.
Leave a Comment
Register for your own account so you can vote on comments, save your favorites, and more. Learn more.
Please stay on topic, be civil, and be brief.
Email addresses are never displayed, but they are required to confirm your comments. Names are displayed with all comments. We reserve the right to edit any comments posted on this site. Please read the Comment Guidelines before posting. By leaving a comment, you agree to New York Public Radio's Privacy Policy and Terms Of Use.