unable to abandon their posts,
died where they had stopped
to give aid and assistance.
Employees from the two towers,
rushing to escape the raging fires,
were caught in the wreckage.
Pedestrians, uncertain of which way to turn,
and not convinced of the need for urgency,
found themselves trapped
in an avalanche of concrete.
Members of the media,
on their way to
cover the breaking news of the disaster,
became victims of it.
Hundreds of commuters,
on their way to work via subway,
were trapped below ground with no escape possible.
Hospital emergency departments,
having been notified of the explosions,
quickly prepared for the arrival of casualties.
When the expected influx failed to materialize,
it could only mean that there were few survivors.
One W.T.C. collapsed at 10∶30 a.m.,
105 minutes after being hit,
adding to the mass confusion in the streets.
Seven W.T.C.,
a later addition to the complex,
was damaged,caught fire,
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