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Survivors
Any tributes to the individuals hurt or injured in this tragedy are welcome
and encouraged at our memorial site
New York City
The great majority of the over 40,000 people working at the World Trade
Center at the time of the attack evacuated safely.
* The vast majority of the employees of Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, 2,500
employees in 2 WTC and 1,000 in 5 WTC
* 103 of 172 employees of Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Inc., a securities
company
* 617 of 618 employees of Lehman Brothers (floors 38-40 of WTC 1)
* 1875 of 1914 employees of Empire Blue Cross and Blue Shield
Five people, some of whom were firefighters, were reported to have been
rescued on September 13, 50 hours after being trapped under debris in an
SUV. However, they had in fact been trapped that day.
By 9/21/01, it was reported that 6,291 people had been treated at area
hospitals including rescue workers.
Bellevue Hospital treated about 250 people, admitting 33. Injuries included
broken bones and bruises; newer patients coming in with post-traumatic
stress. The majority of the patients were emergency workers: 82 firefighters
and 38 police officers.
The burn unit at New York Presbyterian Hospital received 17 victims, with
burns over 14 to 90 percent of their bodies. Three have been released, five
died, two were taken off of critical status, and seven remain in critical
status as of October 16, 2001. One victim in critical status is Lauren
Manning, 40, Cantor Fitzgerald.
Ruth Ifcher is among the survivors.
The 92-acre complex known as Battery Park City, with 9000 residents in 20
buildings, was evacuated immediately following the attack. Though people
were allowed to return two weeks later, occupancy remained as low as 31
percent in some of the buildings. The major landlord, the LeFrak
Corporation, did not charge rent during the forced evacuation, and offered a
month's respite from rent in the most damaged buildings. Many of the
residents were too traumatized by the events to want to remain.
Pentagon
88 people were treated by hospitals.
Army Spc. Michael Petrovich, 32, threw a computer through a window, then
jumped out behind it. He suffered second-degree burns.
Army Lt. Col. Marion Ward, 44, jumped from a second floor window. He
suffered smoke inhalation and a sprained ankle.
Retired Navy Cmdr. Paul Gonzalez, 46, a budget analyst, escaped through the
hole in the wall just before the area collapsed. He was in serious condition
with burns and respiratory distress.
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