Giuliani Ex-Aide Works for Firm on Demolition
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The Giuliani administration official who led the rapid cleanup of ground zero after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks now works for the private construction firm overseeing the troubled demolition of the former Deutsche Bank building.
Michael Burton was the executive deputy commissioner of the city’s Department of Design and Construction before he joined URS, one of the construction companies under investigation after a seven-alarm fire in the building killed two firefighters last week. Fire officials have said the fire was probably caused by careless smoking and exacerbated by safety violations at the site.
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