WTC first responders react to revised settlement
Quick ReadLong Islanders that were on the scene at Ground Zero react to a new plan adding $125 million to the pot to settle more than 10,000 health claims.
Photo credit: File / Jiro Ose | Cleanup work continues on the World Trade Center site. (Oct. 18, 2001)
Glen Klein, 51, Centereach
Occupation at the time: NYPD, Emergency Services Unit. Now on disability.
How long at Ground Zero: He said he spent 700 to 800 hours there, from the day of the attack until June 2002.
Ailments: Respiratory, gastrointestinal, post-traumatic stress disorder. Klein lost 14 friends from the ESU unit and two others that day. He said he is getting treatment...
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