I remember it occurred to me a few years later how hot the upper floors must have been. Raging fires probably raised temperatures to oven levels. People had a choice between slowly searing alive, or jumping out for a few seconds of relief from the heat.
I can’t imagine what I would’ve done in that situation. I don’t think I would’ve jumped... but how on God’s earth would I have stayed??!
I have a friend who was in the 2nd tower on 9/11 and who saw ppl holding hands & jumping to their death... this person’s boss had told them to hide under their desks!! They were like, fuck no, were outta here.
We don’t realize the mass confusion and hysteria that was happening to thousands of ppl all at once. So sad.
My friend eventually joined the fbi in violent crime division. I’m sure there are lasting effects from what was witnessed, and compounded by what he (or she) still deals with at work today.
I’ve heard people point out too that at that point so many people were crowding to the windows for relief from the heat and smoke that they just kept falling out as more people crowded together. I hope it was too quick for them to register what was happening. Horrifying to imagine.
They also were struggling to breath from the smoke. I knew someone trapped above the fires who was speaking by phone with another person I know who was far away in another state and told him they were going to try to get to the roof to get fresh air
I remember it occurred to me a few years later how hot the upper floors must have been. Raging fires probably raised temperatures to oven levels. People had a choice between slowly searing alive, or jumping out for a few seconds of relief from the heat.
I can’t imagine what I would’ve done in that situation. I don’t think I would’ve jumped... but how on God’s earth would I have stayed??!
I have a friend who was in the 2nd tower on 9/11 and who saw ppl holding hands & jumping to their death... this person’s boss had told them to hide under their desks!! They were like, fuck no, were outta here.
We don’t realize the mass confusion and hysteria that was happening to thousands of ppl all at once. So sad.
God bless America! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Would love to hear more about his story. How he got out, how he's doing today, any lasting mental or health effects.
My friend eventually joined the fbi in violent crime division. I’m sure there are lasting effects from what was witnessed, and compounded by what he (or she) still deals with at work today.
I’ve heard people point out too that at that point so many people were crowding to the windows for relief from the heat and smoke that they just kept falling out as more people crowded together. I hope it was too quick for them to register what was happening. Horrifying to imagine.
They also were struggling to breath from the smoke. I knew someone trapped above the fires who was speaking by phone with another person I know who was far away in another state and told him they were going to try to get to the roof to get fresh air