FILTHY GYM AIR BLAMED IN TRAINER'S DEATH

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FILTHY GYM AIR BLAMED IN TRAINER'S DEATH

New York Post*

By BRIGITTE WILLIAMS-JAMES

July 12, 2008

http://www.nypost.com/seven/07122008/news/regionalnews/filthy_gym_air

_blamed_in_trainers_death_119553.htm

The foul air at a mold- and dirt-ridden Brooklyn gym may have been

responsible for the death of a personal trainer four months ago, his

family's lawyer said yesterday.

Craig, 36, had worked at the Paedergat Athletic Club in

Canarsie six days a week for six years before he passed out March 28

after a game of basketball, said lawyer Larry Kramer, who is

planning to file suit.

Though an autopsy revealed moderate cardiovascular disease, it also

showed unusual hemorrhaging and fluid in the lung tissue - a sign

the club's filthy ventilation system may have been the silent

killer, the lawyer said.

Those suspicions were bolstered by a damning report from the city

Comptroller's Office, issued less than a week after Craig's death,

slamming " hazardous and disgusting conditions " at Paedergat.

The report didn't surprise Craig's grieving mom.

" He said there was a lot of germs around. Things were growing out of

the walls, " Craig-Horne recalled.

" I can't even bear to think about him being gone. "