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On September 11, 2001, in New York, New York, hijacked American Airlines Flight 11 crashed into World Trade Center Tower 1 at 8:46 and hijacked United Airlines Flight 175 crashed into Tower 2 at 9:03. Due to massive crash damage and intense fires from jet fuel, Tower 2 totally collapsed at 9:59, killing thousands and devastating the ranks of emergency first responders. Tower 1 also collapsed at 10:28, causing additional death and devastation, and falling debris and fire extensively damaged all buildings in the World Trade Center complex. World Trade Center Building 7 collapsed at 5:20 amid ongoing rescue operations. The attack killed 2,823 people, injured 6,294, and an estimated 37,000 were rescued or evacuated. The youngest person killed was age 2. Only 23 people were dug out of the massive rubble. Search and rescue efforts continued for over a year. Some of the salvaged steel from the World Trade Center was used to build a U.S. Navy ship, the USS New York.
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