FDNY approaches grim death milestone 22 years after 9/11 sent toxins flying

More New York City firefighters will have died from 9/11-related illnesses than those who died that day, according to attorney Michael Barasch and retired FDNYer Richard Alles.

A total of 343 firefighters died that day. Twenty-two years later, the fire department is about to pass a grim milestone: More firefighters will have died from the long-term effects of toxic exposure from 9/11 than on the actual day of the terror attack. 

"Last night, we lost our 340th firefighter," attorney Michael Barasch, managing partner at Barasch & McGarry, told Fox News Digital in a late August interview. "It's just heartbreaking. We always knew this day would come. We knew how toxic the dust was. It had the pH level of Drano. And here at my law firm, we lose two clients every single day."