Smells like 9/11 - Beruit to NYC

Smells like 9/11, originally uploaded by charles.hope.

Charles from www.blip.tv found this picture "there is a very strong smell in the air tonight. I have smelled it before.
I was in NYC during the 9-11 attacks. For two months after teh attacks, NYC smelled like Beruit smells like tonight.
It is a mixture of burnt buildings, electric fires, and charred bodies.
It is a putrid and nauseating smell.
I closed all the windows in the apartment, but now we are choking from the sweltering heat."