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Originally Posted by Hemi-Cuda
that is one of the most powerful things i've ever seen. hearing the sound of the bodies hitting the ground was absolutely chilling, and then seeing both towers fall from ground level was so intense. just unbelievable
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Truly unbelievable.
I haven't watched it in a while, but just watched the first part, and I would like to point out that the video states the elevators were out in the building. The lower part of the aircraft penetrated the 79th floor. This meant that the firefighters had to climb 79 stories to get to the fire carrying all their gear.
Hard to imagine being told to walk up 79 stories to start fighting this fire, and then half way having the building collapse on top of you.
Radios did not work well inside the building, the second tower collapsed first, and after that happened, an evacuation order went out to everyone, but since the radios didn't work, I doubt many of them got the call. Even if they did, descending 30 or 40 stories isn't easy.
NYFD deserve all the credit in the world for what they did that day. They paid a heavy sacrifice.