The 9/11 World Trade Center disaster: past and future.

摘要

On September 11, 2001, terrorists hijacked four passenger airliners and flew one into the North Tower and another into the South Tower of New York City's World Trade Center Shortly thereafter, both towers collapsed. Major trauma, burns, overwhelming smoke inhalation, and falls from great heights killed more than 2000 tower occupants, 147 airline passengers (in addition to the hijackers), 343 firefighters from the New York City Fire Department, 23 officers from the New York City Police Department, and 37 officers from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department.