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Three top fire officials die in attack aftermath
The article notes the deaths of three senior fire department leaders including Ray Downey, who previously led a rescue team to Oklahoma City after the Murrah building bombing. It details the debris clearing, rescues, and eyewitness accounts as New York City grapples with the attack. It also mentions evacuations, landmark closures, and early investigations linking suspected hijackers and Arabic flight manuals found at Logan airport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fire Department
Ray Downey
Special Operations Command
New York
Oklahoma City
Alfred P. Murrah Federal
Ing
Lower Manhattan
World Finance
Wall Street
Stock Exchanges
Empire State Building
Manhattan
Brooklyn Bridge
Trade Center
bin Laden
U.S
The
Boston Herald
Logan
Portland
Maine