story8257.xml
Title
story8257.xml
Source
born-digital
Media Type
story
Date Entered
2002-10-02
911DA Story: Story
I do not watch TV and did not know that two planes had crashed into the World Trade Center. I was sleeping late Tuesday, September 11, my daughter was with her grandmother, on an airplane headed for Paris. I awoke to a huge "BOOB" sound, it was a deep, terrifying sound. My five level building shook, the windows shook, car alarms in the parking lot started to go off. I went out side, into the parking lot and saw black smoke rising from the Pentagon. I was told that a plane had crashed.
Naturally, I panicked because my daughter was on an airplane. Then I learned that the flights were all headed for California.
The streets were flooded with people, Pentagon employees walking from the scene. The plane crashed first into the parking lot and slid into the building. So, all the employees had to walk home. I saw men with suits and breef cases walking in the heat.
Later, I watched the World Trade Center buildings collapse on the news. It was a horrifying scene.
Naturally, I panicked because my daughter was on an airplane. Then I learned that the flights were all headed for California.
The streets were flooded with people, Pentagon employees walking from the scene. The plane crashed first into the parking lot and slid into the building. So, all the employees had to walk home. I saw men with suits and breef cases walking in the heat.
Later, I watched the World Trade Center buildings collapse on the news. It was a horrifying scene.
Collection
Citation
“story8257.xml,” September 11 Digital Archive, accessed December 20, 2025, https://911digitalarchive.org/items/show/7389.