I quickly apprised her of the situation, and told her that within a few minutes there would probably be pandemonium as people learned what had happened. 45 Dorothy Morgan became the 1,646th World Trade Center victim to be identified through DNA testing. Do I still have a job? I pulled up my T-shirt to cover my face. Two days after 9/11, around 9:45pm, I received a very unusual phone call from the New York Times. Unfortunate accident? That smell was in my nose and the taste of it in my mouth for weeks afterwards.. Its hard to express what I felt at that point, because I can only describe it as shock. In the clip, Frank can be heard telling Mission Control: "We can see New York City, and the smoke from the fires. People are only just discovering that 3 towers collapsed on 9/11, Pilot thought co-pilot was joking before he died inside the cockpit, Donald Trump slammed as clip of his 'tallest tower' reaction to 9/11 attacks resurfaces, Only one plane was allowed to take off after all others grounded on 9/11. WebThe September 11 attacks of 2001 caused the deaths of 2,996 people, including 2,977 victims and 19 hijackers who committed murdersuicide.Thousands more were injured, and long-term health effects have arisen as a consequence of the attacks. People make their way through smoke, dust and debris on New Yorks Fulton Street, about a block from the collapsed towers on September 11. (Photo: Reuters). I tried to call my headquarters office with my cell phone, but the cell phone didnt work. There will be no earthquakes, there will be no floods, and there will be no threat of missiles here. . In the rush to get out the photos later that day, I didnt correct the color. 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It wasnt until later that night when I checked into my hotel, about 36 hours after it had all begun, that I had a chance to turn on the TV and watch a full account of the events. We slowly made our way down the 77 flights of stairs. I called my wife to let her know what was happening. Some of the footage is considered graphic as is some of the language. No part of the plane was visible (it had hit WTC1 from the Norththe opposite side from where my office faced. I recall thinking that we were still alive and basically out of danger. Most iconic 9/11 images were taken from a distance, the ground, or the sky.. After finding the letter the lady was so upset that she called the Times to report what she found and asked if they could find out if I had survived. I had dust in my eyes, nose and mouth. While wed spoken earlier and she knew I was O.K., that was before the second plane hit WTC2. (Photo: AP), The remaining tower of New York's World Trade Center, Tower 2, dissolves in a cloud of dust and debris about a half hour after the first twin tower collapsed September 11, 2001. To make sure you never miss out on your favourite NEW stories, we're happy to send you some reminders, Click 'OK' then 'Allow' to enable notifications, .css-o3g03s{color:black;}Published20:54,22 March 2021 GMT| Last updated20:54,22 March 2021 GMT. Ill never forget the pure joy of seeing everyone again in our temporary conference room. Most of us are now familiar with the horrifying images of the Twin Towers after they had been hit by hijacked planes, but less recognisable are the shots taken inside the buildings before the attacks. There was tons of dust and debris in the air and the electricity was out. She manages the Carter Center's work on U.S elections Ukraines president has pledged to push for victory in 2023 as he and other Ukrainians marked the somber first Dr. Frank Richards serves as a senior advisor at the Carter Center. An official website of the United States government. I knew what was going to happen: I was going to witness hundreds of people die, she recalled nearly 20 years later. I was standing in the hallway outside my office talking to a co-worker, when I heard a tremendous explosion at 8:46 a.m. To me, this image represents a moment when our country, in the aftermath of an attack on our soil, literally came through the darkness to find a renewed sense of common ground and patriotism, he said. I asked them why, out of all the thousands of people who worked there, would they be calling me? She worked in the building and had gotten out safely. There was no other place to go. Chief of staff Andrew Card interrupts President Bush at 9:07 a.m. during a school visit in Sarasota, Fla., to inform him that a second plane hit the World Trade Center. I saw a number of people jump to their death, desperate to get away from the heat/flames. Unbeknownst to me at the time, my wife had arrived at work at the Midtown financial firm where she worked, right around the time my building was hit. This pieceoriginally appeared on Quora: What did it feel like to be inside the World Trade Center at the time of the 9/11 attacks? I am so glad we are living in the safest place in the world. It was then that he finally saw the dramatic video footage that much of the world had already seen by this point. I turned on CNN. There were also many other firemen coming in their own private vehicles to help. Inside, he was surprised to discover a trove of never-before-seen photos captured during the infamous September 11th terrorist attacks on the World Trade Centers in 2001. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. The World Trade Centers South Tower bursts into flames after being hit by United Airlines Flight 175. Twice is more than enough, he said, referring to 9/11 and the 1993 bombing of the Twin Towers. But she died of stomach cancer in 2015. It was all about the light that day, he said. WebThe building management of 7 World Trade Center then decided to open the emergency exits to let everyone outside. A makeshift altar, constructed for a worship service, overlooks the crash site of United Airlines Flight 93, on Sept. 16, 2001 in Shanksville, Pa. Sara K. Schwittek took this photo from the window of her office, across the East River in Brooklyn. Shockingly, the attacks could even be seen from space, with images from NASA showing smoke pouring out into the sky. The impact caused the building to sway heavily. It was shocking to me.. Since the 1993 bombing at the World Trade Center we were always prepared to leave the building whenever we felt threatened by any type of incident. At 9:03 a.m., United Airlines Flight 175, shown here, carrying 65 people, crashed into the 84th floor of the south tower. I walked in and hugged my two daughters like I had never hugged them before. It was actually designed to sway to a certain degree as the towers have to withstand high winds on a regular basis, but this was far beyond anything Id ever felt before. It was clear a tremendous number of people had died, and it was clear that the level of tragedy was enormous. WebPhotos show what the inside of the World Trade Centre looked like before it was torn down in a terror attack. Where will we go? The Twin Towers were destroyed when Al Qaeda terrorists hijacked two passenger jets and crashed them into the towers and brought them down in never-before-seen scenes of mass tragedy that caused thousands of deaths nearly 3000 people. And I just instinctively started photographing them as they were falling.. I asked him if could make an emergency call to Washington and he said, sure, go ahead. When I reached my supervisor I remember saying, we have a problem here in New York. His response was, you sure do, were under attack. How do you go from being healthy to waking up the next day with cancer? she said in an interview with the Jersey Journal before her death. For a moment, I thought we were buried alive. as well as other partner offers and accept our. Judge, the New York Fire Department chaplain, died in the line of duty when struck by debris from the south tower while administering last rites to a firefighter. In the clip, he recalls: "I raced around and found a video camera and a window facing in the right direction. (Photo: Reuters), Smoke pours from a gaping hole and the upper floors of the World Trade Centre's North Tower, shortly after hijackers crashed American Airlines Flight 11 into the buiding on September 11, 2001. She worked for an insurance company on the 94th floor of the North Tower. or https:// means youve safely connected to the .gov website. These are some of the photos that have come to define that tragic day in 2001, when nearly 3,000 people were killed in terrorist attacks in New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia. We began walking north. I was shocked; both towers gone, our building destroyed and 7 World Trade Center burning. I was photographing the building, and an EMT said 'Oh my gosh, look at that,' and then we started seeing people coming down, he said. A woman on the Brooklyn Heights Promenade reacts to the collapse of the towers. I was with a colleague and my boss at the time. Honda met Borders a year later at her Bayonne, New Jersey, apartment and was relieved she was OK. Everyone was just standing outside on 7th and 8th Avenues completely filling the streets. Photos in the album show dust settling across lower Manhattan. ", Featured Image Credit: YouTube/Alessio Arigoni, In the clip, Frank can be heard telling Mission Control: "We, can see New York City, and the smoke from the, Our prayers and thoughts go out to all the people there and everywhere else, Here I'm looking up and down the East Coast, Man ends up in hospital after mass brawl breaks out in Liverpool gym, Study 'proves' short person-syndrome as they are more likely to be psychopaths, Heinz finally finds man who survived 24 days at sea by eating ketchup, Influencer filming livestream in park asks man to move off bench but he refuses, Andrew Tate says he doesnt recognise himself when he looks in the mirror in prison, Gavin and Stacey stars are returning to Barry Island for new show. 11, 2001, a best-selling book published by the magazine. Source: New York State Education Department, History.com, Source: New York State Education Department,History.com, Source: New York State Education Department, Source: World Trade Center, 911memorial.org. Still not knowing what had happened I went into the lobby of 7 World Trade Center. They were going to put out the fire and save lives. WebWorld Trade Center Jumpers (WARNING EXPLICIT CONTENT) 9:56 911FILES 9 11 INSIDE WTC WARNING GRAPHIC NEW FOOTAGE. What did it feel like to be inside the World Trade Center at the time of the 9/11 attacks. Im not sure she was even aware of their presence.. Tell your people to try to get home as fast as possible.. Reports from the CDC found that the collapse of the towers exposed workers and the general public to a number of known chemical carcinogens. He left his car on the road, jumped over a guard rail and started praying with those affected. Mychal F. Judge, the chaplain of the New York City Fire Department, after he was fatally struck by falling debris at the World Trade Center. It wasnt just a single sound but seemed to reverberate for over a second. We (about 10 of us) made our way to the stairwell on the northeastside of the building. "Our prayers and thoughts go out to all the people there and everywhere else. We were standing on the street and it was chaos. 2023 Getty Images. The photos sat unseen in Eneas possession until he remembered them again earlier this year. Then came the big day. At 10:28 a.m. the trade center's north tower collapsed and debris flattened the adjacent 5 World Trade Center building and buried the NYFD command post on West Street, killing many senior officials. In that moment, total strangers near her on the sidewalk reached out to comfort her. You have to remember there were no smartphones in 2001; I had no way to see this imagery up until this point, he said. 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