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Debris including asbestos, fiberglass and other harmful heavy metal particles created a toxic cloud which coated neighbouring buildings and had a severe impact on the people, flora and fauna in the radius of the site. Over 400 companies and seven buildings in this high quality real estate location. During this time of mass panic more than 55,000 calls were made to emergency services call centre to report incidents and to gather information about the disaster or family members that may have been near the scene at the time. Due to a lack of knowledge and understanding of the events that transpired during the attacks, those tasked with informing the public were thoroughly under prepared to answer the callers questions regarding the fate of loved ones or evacuation plans for surrounding areas that may have been susceptible to hazardous airborne materials such as asbestos, fibrous glass and other heavy metal