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There is renewed pressure on the city of New York to compensate Ground Zero workers due to air borne toxins in the wreckage inhaled at the site.
Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton joined other activists who are pressing the city to reconsider paying compensation in the wake of the first confirmed death of a civilian from inhaling the dust of the World Trade Center wreckage.
The city medical examiner ruled last week that the death of a lawyer who ran  through thick dust as she ran away from the Twin Towers as they collapsed on 9/11 was caused by toxins in the dust. Medical Examiner Charles Hirsch said the death Felicia Dunn-Jones was linked to her exposure to the dust. Her death is now included amongthe victims of September 11. The death toll has now reached 2,750.
Clinton has joined victim’s rights groups in advocating that Ground Zero workers may be victims of the attacks along with those who perished in the collapse of the Twin Towers. Dunn-Jones is the only victim to receive death benefits from the Victim Compensation Fund for an illness caused by the toxins in the air at Ground Zero.
“Your recent decision to include Felicia Dunn-Jones in the official list of 9/11 victims is an important step toward acknowledging and coming to terms with the devastating and growing health impact,” Clinton said in a letter to Hirsch.

U.S. Reps. Vito Fossella, a Republican, and Carolyn Maloney, a Democrat, also urged Hirsch to review other cases of people who had fallen ill since the September 11 attacks.

“If the toxins at Ground Zero could be responsible for the death of Felicia Dunn-Jones, who was trapped in the dust cloud for one day, think about the impact the toxins must have had on rescue and recovery workers who toiled at the site for months,” Maloney said in a statement.