Remember 9-11 - RushOnline.com
A Reminder
May we never forget those who gave their lives on
9-11 and may we keep reminding those politicians who have forgotten
that the American people will help them remember.
Arlene
The Associated Press
NEW YORK (January 2, 2002 9:18 p.m. EST) - Excavation
crews opened up the lobby of one of the collapsed towers, pulling
the bodies of 10 firefighters and three civilians from the rubble
of the World Trade Center, a firefighters union spokesman said Wednesday.
"Those lower floors are now 30 feet below ground,"
said Tom Da Parma of the Uniformed Firefighters Association. He
said the building's steel beams collapsed in such a way that pockets
were created, and that is where many of the bodies have been found.
None of the 13 bodies, all discovered Tuesday, had
been identified Wednesday morning.
Da Parma said the excavation of the disaster site
is bringing workers to an area of the lobby where many people were
trapped when the twin towers collapsed on Sept. 11.
"A lot of firefighters just would not leave
that area while people were still trying to get out," he said.
Da Parma estimated that the bodies of 130 of the
343 firefighters missing in the terrorist attack had been identified.
The discovery comes amid reports that the Fire Department
is prohibiting firefighters from leaving their companies to go to
the site and carry away their fallen comrades. The ban seeks to
maintain order at the site, as well as provide protection in communities
around the city.
Da Parma said the union is talking with department
officials about the policy. Fire Department spokesman Francis
X. Gribbon did not immediately return a call seeking comment.
At the disaster site, two large demolition cranes
are scheduled to be dismantled this week, the Daily News reported
Wednesday. Six smaller cranes and cherry pickers are expected to
remain.
More than half of the 1.2 million tons of debris
has been cleared.
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WE WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER THE TWIN TOWERS
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Pete
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