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English 101 Slideshow-2
English 101 Slideshow-2
By Patrick Pontani
Timeline
8:46am: American Airlines flight 11 crashes into the Northern
faade of 1 WTC.
Very few people saw the first plane hit 1 WTC, so news reporters speculated
that an object struck the towers. Guesses ranged from missiles, small
propeller planes, etc.
9:06am
Evacuation
Following the first crash, all of the North Tower below impact zone
was evacuated. Unfortunately, the crash destroyed all stairwells
and elevators, which meant that none of the people above
impact were able to escape.
One stairwell remained intact in South tower, allowing a few
workers to escape.
Collapse
The collapse of both towers (2 WTC at 9:59am followed by 1 WTC at
10:28) was a total surprise to everyone and shocked the City.
In many news reports, anchors believed that the buildings exploded
because of the smoke and fire that came out of the buildings as they
collapsed.
Conclusion
Results: 3,000 deaths, over trillion in damages and war costs, war on
terror.