Reposted by Usman T. Malik
my dad & stepmom lived a couple blocks from the WTC. the morning of 9/11/01, they'd left the windows cracked, and when they were allowed to return, there was a thick layer of dust on everything in the living room. in 2018, my stepmom died of multiple myeloma. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/08/n...
nytimes.com
Toxic Dust Was Everywhere After 9/11. Little Was Done for Months.
Newly released records show how residue from the World Trade Center towers coated the inside of homes. Officials allowed residents to return with scant guidance.