Firefighter: Surviving the 9/11 North Tower collapse
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Firefighter: Surviving the 9/11 North Tower collapse

B1IntermediateSeptember 11, 202610 min
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On 11 September 2001, firefighter Jay Jonas and his crew were sent into New York's North Tower after a hijacked plane crashed into the World Trade Center. As they climbed the stairs searching for people who needed help, the South Tower collapsed. Realising their rescue mission could no longer continue, the firefighters turned around and began making their way down. On their descent they came across a woman, Josephine Harris. "She was crying. She was in distress. And I said, 'Alright, bring her with us.'" The firefighters took her with...

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This BBC podcast is supported by ads outside the UK. and the Hello and welcome to Witness History with me, Rowan Bridge. If you're a regular listener you can skip ahead to the start of today's story, but if you're new then welcome. We're

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the podcast that takes you back to a moment in history told by the people who were there. Episodes are just nine minutes long and come out every weekday, so if that sounds like your kind of thing make sure to subscribe and turn on your push notifications. I'm taking you back 25 years to an event where everyone who remembers it can tell you where

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they were. 9-11. A terrorist attack so devastating it became known by the date it happened. But amidst the devastation this is one tale of remarkable survival.

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