On September 11, 2001, the Islamic extremist group al-Quaida hijacked four airlines, and targeted suicide attacks against the two tallest towers in the United States. Two of the hijacked planes were flown into towers of the World Trade Center in New York city, and the two others hit Pentagon outside Washington, and a field in Pennsylvania. Now, the attacks are often referred to as 9/11, as this crucial event had devastating consequences, and resulted in extensive death and destruction. The Twin Towers shattered down to the ground, and more than 3,000 people were killed during the attacks in New York City and Washington D.C. Included in the statistics were more than 400 police officers and firefighters.
At 8:45 a.m, an American Airlines Boeing 767 crashed into the north tower of the World Trade Center in New York City. The attack killed hundreds of people, and hundreds were trapped in higher floors. The impact left a burning hole, and as the evacuation began, television broadcasting stated that it most likely was a freak accident. Then, suddenly just 18 minutes after, a second plane crashed into the second tower. It was a massive explotion, and burning pieces of the plane were dripping over surroundings and the streets below.
I want to aim this article to the firefighters, the policemen, the doctors, nurses and everyone that contribted to helping the injured, cleaning out the burning fractures of buildings, and the ones that spread courage, love and support each other under the difficult circumstances. No words can thank the people enough, the ones that put a side every human need - to help those who needed it the most.
Firefighters where in the lobby of Tower One when the second one came down, and suddenly everything turned to dust. Pitch-black, smoke everywhere and I cannot even imagine trying to breath with million pieces of dust, paper and steel scattered around, floating in the air. The fragments that would get stuck in their throats, the burning pain in their eyes, the intense sense of smoke in the air and the desperate search for other survivors. The thuds from bodyparts falling, another life falling to the ground, the sounds of bones breaking and turning into dust. Still, the firefighters kept on doing their job. No matter what, they continued searching for every last piece of an alive human being on a ground that looked more like hell on earth.
