Firefighters pulled alive from rubble 4

Ashland Daily Tidings (Ashland, OR — Wayback)

2001-09-23

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--> --> Firefighters pulled alive from rubble NEW YORK (AP) - Five firefighters were pulled alive from the World Trade Center rubble today, more than two days after the landmark twin towers collapsed in a terrorist attack, authorities said. The five had been trapped in a buried SUV. Three of them were able to walk away after the amazing rescue early this afternoon, authorities said. There was no immediate word on the condition of the other two. The rescues were made more than 50 hours after two hijacked planes slammed into the twin towers, showering lower Manhattan with steel and glass. Nearly 5,000 people remain missing. Email your... Technical questions & comments to: WebMaster Daily Tidings editorial comments & questions to: Editor Visit our other Oregon Newspapers... | Albany Democrat-Herald | Ashland Daily Tidings | Corvallis Gazette-Times | | Lebanon Express | Newport News-Times | Springfield News | Cottage Grove Sentinel | Ashland Daily Tidings 1661 Siskiyou Blvd. Ashland, OR 97520 Telephone 541-482-3456 © Copyright 2001 Lee Northwest Publishing