page_title: Collapse of the World Trade Center
section_title: Cleanup
hierarchical_section_title: Collapse of the World Trade Center / Aftermath / Cleanup
caption_attribution_description: Čeština: Newyorský hasič žádá o dalších deset pomocníků při prohledávání trosek World Trade Center po teroristické útocích 11. září 2001 English: A New York City fireman calls for 10 more rescue workers to make their way into the rubble of the World Trade Center (Text by U.S. Navy) Español: Un bombero de la Ciudad de Nueva York llama a 10 rescatistas más en las ruinas del World Trade Center (Descripción de Marina de U.S; traducida al español) Deutsch: Übersetzung der von der US Navy veröffentlichten Englischen Bildunterschrift: Ein New Yorker Feuerwehrmann fordert 10 weitere Bergungshelfer an, damit sie sich durch die Trümmer des Wold Trade Center kämpfen. Français&#160;: Traduction de la légende originale rédigée par la marine américaine&#160;: «&#160;Un pompier demande 10 secouristes supplémentaires pour l'aider dans les gravats du World Trade Center à New York.&#160;» Image prise le 15 septembre 2001. Gaeilge: Glaoigh oifigeach dóiteáin as Nua-Eabhrac chun deichnúir oibrí tarrthála eile chun obair sa spallaí an World Trade Center (Téacs as Cabhlach S.A) עברית: כבאי ניו יורקי קורא לעזרה של עוד 10 מחלצים שיבואו לסייע בחורבות של מרכז הסחר העולמי. Italiano: Un vigile del fuoco della città di New York chiama altri dieci soccorritori per salvare altre vittime tra le macerie del World Trade Center (Testo dell'U.S. Navy). Polski: Nowojorski strażak nawołujący kolejnych dziesięciu ratowników, by przedostali się w ruiny World Trade Center. Română: Un pompier newyorkez cere încă 10 oameni de la descarcerare să-şi facă loc printre ruinele World Trade Center. Русский: Нью-йоркский пожарный вызывает ещё 10 спасателей для расчистки развалин Всемирного торгового центра. 中文: 一位紐約市消防員呼叫十名救援工作者以拓開進入世貿中心大廈殘骸的路。
context_page_description: The original World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan, New York City was destroyed during the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, after being struck by two hijacked commercial airliners. One World Trade Center the "North Tower" was hit at 8:46 a.m. Eastern time and collapsed at 10:28 a.m. Two World Trade Center the "South Tower" was hit at 9:02 a.m. and collapsed at 9:59 a.m. The resulting debris severely damaged or destroyed more than a dozen other adjacent and nearby structures, ultimately leading to the collapse of Seven World Trade Center at 5:21 p.m.
  A total of 2,763 people were killed in the collapses, including 2,192 civilians, 343 firefighters, and 71 law enforcement officers as well as all the passengers and crew on the airplanes, which included 147 civilians and the ten hijackers.
  In September 2005, the National Institute of Standards and Technology published the results of its investigation into the collapse. The investigators did not find anything substandard in the design of the twin towers, noting that the severity of the attacks was beyond anything experienced in buildings in the past.
context_section_description: The cleanup was a massive operation coordinated by the City of New York Department of Design and Construction.  On September 22, a preliminary cleanup plan was delivered by Controlled Demolition, Inc. (CDI) of Phoenix, Maryland. Costing hundreds of millions of dollars, it involved round-the-clock operations with many contractors and subcontractors. By early November, with a third of the debris removed, officials began to reduce the number of firefighters and police officers assigned to recovering the remains of victims, in order to prioritize the removal of debris. This caused confrontations with firefighters. Despite efforts to extinguish the blaze, the large pile of debris burned for three months, until the majority of the rubble was finally removed from the site. In 2007, the demolition of the surrounding damaged buildings was still ongoing as new construction proceeded on the World Trade Center's replacement, 1 World Trade Center.
caption: A New York City fireman calls for 10 more rescue workers to make their way into the rubble of the World Trade Center.
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