Public commenter says he was 'buried alive' during Sept. 11 attacks
Sep 11, 2026
A speaker recounted being trapped under debris on Sept. 11, 2001, credited New York City firefighters, paramedics, EMTs and police with rescuing him, and said rescuers laid him on the floor of a Battery Park City delicatessen as the second tower collapsed.
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A public commenter told the meeting he was "buried alive under debris, and I owe my life to a bunch of New York City firefighters and paramedics, EMTs, and, and police officers who, took me out from under the debris," describing the rescue that saved him on Sept. 11, 2001.
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