Authorities fear for security of gold under trade center rubble

The bank also engaged Kroll Inc, a security business based in New York, to supervise the relocation of the gold and silver, a process that began this week.

Michael Cherkasky, the president of Kroll, declined to comment on his company's involvement.

Anyone trying to make off with the gold would not be able to run very fast: Each ingot weighs 70 pounds.