SEPTEMBER 11 , 2001 - WORLD TRADE CENTER
I left Metropolitan Hospital in Northern Manhattan with EMS/Fire that morning of 9-11-01, got to ground zero 15 minutes after second tower fell, made my way back up to Chelsea Piers, opened the triage area there. Went back to the tower area on west side, stayed for one week looking for survivors. Didn’t find anyone alive. Below are some pictures.
EVENING OF 9-11-01, WEST SIDE OF THE TOWERS.
2 PM ON SEPTEMBER 11, ON TOP OF THE RUBBLE OF THE NORTH TOWER LOOKING EAST, YOU CAN SEE THE SOUTH TOWER FACADE STILL STANDING
2 PM ON SEPTEMBER 11, ON TOP OF PILE AS CLOSE AS WE CAN GET AND STILL BREATHE LOOKING DOWN INTO THE SOUTH TOWER AREA- HAD NO MASKS UNTIL THAT EVENING
7 PM ON SEPTEMBER 11, WEST SIDE HIGHWAY LOOKING NORTHWARD TOWARD WTC BUILDING 6, THAT IS THE NORTH WALKWAY THAT COLLAPSED
MORNING OF SEPTEMBER 12, ONLY A VERY SMALL HANDFUL OF PEOPLE HELPING TO LOOK FOR SURVIVORS AT THE NORTH TOWER LOCATION. THE BIG PILE TO THE RIGHT OF THE PHOTO IS THE FOOTPRINT OF THE NORTH TOWER. RED BAGS AND BUCKETS WERE FOR THE OBVIOUS.
THOSE PEICES OF THE FACADE OF THE TOWERS STUCK IN THE GROUND ARE FROM UPPER FLOORS THAT HIT THE GROUND SO HARD THEY STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF WEST END AVENUE.
NOT MUCH ELSE AROUND BUT METAL, PAPER AND DUST.
SEPTEMBER 12, ON TOP OF PILE LOOKING FOR ANYONE. THIS PILE WAS ABOUT 6 STORIES HIGH AS FAR AS I CAN REMEMBER
SEPTEMBER 14, ON TOP OF THE MARRIOT HOTEL RUBBLE LOOKING NORTH
SEPTEMBER 11, LOOKING FOR UNDERGROUND PARKING ENTRANCE AT MARRIOT HOTEL
WHAT TO LOOK FOR TO PUT ASIDE
GETTING READY TO CLIMB INTO NORTH TOWER AREA
DEEP HOLES EVERYWHERE MAKING SEARCHING DIFFICULT, FIRES BURNED FOR DAYS
THE GREEN FENCE NEAR THE EYEWASH CHAIR, IF YOU WERE THERE YOU KNOW WHAT IM TALKING ABOUT
CUTTING STEEL TO GET TO A CAR
DAY 4 HEAVY EQUIPMENT ARRIVES
MARRIOT HOTEL SOUTHWEST SIDE OF GROUND ZERO, WALL OF THE SOUTH TOWER STILL STANDING BEHIND IT.