Never-before-seen photos from 9/11 attacks show devastating wreckage and heroic ironworkers who cut through steel beams
NEW photos, obtained exclusively by The Sun, show the horrifying destruction of the World Trade Center and lower Manhattan on September 11, 2001.
Taken by Chris Maher, a steelworker who was working in New York City on the day the towers collapsed, the series of photos show the World Trade Center and surrounding buildings in the days following the destruction.
Visible in the photos are brave ironworkers, who assisted heroes from the New York City Fire Department to cut through steel beams and free people trapped in the rubble.
“When we walked up early Wednesday morning, my buddy and I, we came upon soldiers, and teams of specialized people going through that rubble," Maher said.
"We loaded steel, and got things cleaned up," Maher explained, so first responders could search for survivors. "In those first couple days, we were basically clearing paths.“
Of the nearly 3,000 victims killed in the 9/11 attacks, 343 were firefighters.
Two this week. A staggering 1,106 victims still remain unidentified.
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