"My colleagues were dead"
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- Опубліковано 5 лют 2025
- Jia Dee Li was an engineer working with the Port Authority of NY & NJ on the 74th floor of the North Tower. She was just arriving in the lobby of the North Tower right after it was hit. Jia is working for the Port Authority of NY & NJ as a manager of sustainability for the World Trade Center.
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So sweet though, her mom delayed her so she can say goodbye to her only to reunite with her a short time later. What a gift for both.
Her mom literally saved her life.
Wow if she hadn’t taken the time to say good bye to her mom, she would have been at work already.
She owes her life to her mother.
Her colleagues didn't die, they were below the impact. She probably would have survived anyway.
God is great.
@@cswong6102 don't we all.
Her Mom, I would guess, did not have her trip!
I want to hear more stories like these from people that were in the building
I agree w/Reset Me! Especially the North Tower. At first I thought most of those in the upper floors were killed in the initial impact. I'm particularly curious how high first responders had gotten there. I know they reached the impact floors in the South Tower.
b3j8 floors 92 and above all died in the North Tower.
@@AmethystEyes Understood. My comment was I had assumed most on those floors such as at Cantor Fitzgerald died in the initial impact. But that was not the case. Many survived but were trapped, perishing from the heat, smoke, by jumping, or in the collapse.
b3j8 that’s what I meant. We will not hear from them directly because they perished. In fact floor 92 was below impact but were sadly trapped.
@@AmethystEyes Do you recall what the highest floor was the first responders had gotten to? I've never heard that.
Everyone who was with my loved one died with him:
Eric L. Bennett, 10/17/71-9/11/01, VP of Alliance Consulting Grp, Son of Terry and Betty Bennett
Melissa Vincent
Roland Pacheco
Laura Marchese
Larry John Senko, the other VP of Alliance; he had a 2-y.o son
Kenneth Caldwell
Felicia Traylor-Bass, she also had a 2 y.o child, who was raised by Felicia's mom after September 11
Vicki Bee was Eric your loved one?
And people I've worked with in Buffalo for years were shocked that I said EVERY year I watch all the events of that day. I remember the Glick lady who was on the phone, with her husband Jeremy telling him what had happened and he said passengers bonded w a plan to take back the plane but sadly they almost got into cockpit but failed b4 United 93 crashed in Shanksville Pa. I saw her on ABC that night on her couch surrounded by her family and a few friends. She said through tears she had to hand the phone to her dad because she couldnt listen to the father of her kids as he died. She was a model of courage and dignity that night. My friends ask me "how could you watch that" year after year and I ask how can you not?
@@bingovegas4867 me2 every year I watch 9.11 stuff
So very sorry for your loss . May dey RIP
RIP to all of them 💐
The most harrowing part of that day wasn’t realizing the loss of life, but realizing people did this to other people. It terrifies me to this day, that people can do things someone like me isn’t capable of imagining.
Look at the Nazis or any other genocide. Human beings are capable of the worst things imaginable and unimaginable. We're the worst things on planet Earth. That said, we're also capable of wonderful and beautiful things. Stay close to the people who do the latter.
I am pro American, so please don’t misunderstand me. But America isn’t innocent in this aspect, either. They have done many terrible things in the Middle East that have killed innocent civilians, also.
A common theme is ideology
@@glengamble526 but that didn’t happen until 9-11. What do you expect to happen when someone wakes up a Monster? Of course it’s going to devour many souls in retaliation. My God the United States started the Taliban to counter Russia’s invasion from the North.
That is because you are a rational, normal human being. Irrational, abnormal human beings (aka selfish criminals, thugs and gangsters) do stuff like this to other rational, normal human beings every stinking day. Terrorism is simply criminal behavior on steroids. Criminals are bad, terrorists are worse and demagogues/zealots are the worst of all because they get others to do their evil for them.
It's weird to think that the people in the building knew it was terrorism but didn't realize it was a plane, but people outside knew it was a plane but didn't realize it was terrorism.
I think by changing the titles of these videos to reference the towers or 9/11 you'd get more views. They're excellent and deserve to be seen by more. Bless you Jia Dee Li.
Actually ,these titles are what got me to watch the videos ..people dont watch these because it simply hurts ...
@@kelliec7228 I see what you mean !
In a crisis people always think something else is happening than what is happening in reality. Thank god she survived.
I cannot ever believe or comprehend what it’s like to lose your work colleagues in this catestrophic way xxx my heart goes out to u all xx god bless
Cantor Fitzgerald lost 658 employees. two of the survivors was this gentleman and lady who were running late, another gentleman (believe he was one of the owners) was dropping his son at his first day in kindergarten. Maybe some others had different schedules, so they weren't at the offices at the time. But, anyone who was at their desks died because they were on the 101 to 105 floors (above the impact of the first plane)
Except one, who left his desk to pick up visitors,and missed the lobby lift shaft fireball by seconds.@@Jerseybytes2
A beautiful story, and I'm glad Jia is here to tell it
I had moved from New York in June 2001 (three months before 9/11). I was 7 years old and in the 2nd grade. We had a small television hooked up in the corner of the classroom where we see this kid version of the morning news (it was called Channel One). I remember the teacher turning the news on and seeing the news about 9/11. I wonder how different it would’ve been for me and my family if we were still there in September of that year. I always say we were blessed, even though I was sad to leave a city/state that was once my home.
I was there in NY for 9/11. Didnt move away until 2005. It's an experience and time I'll never forget.
"It's not religion. Its people." That's profound.
It's d culture and religion. Muslims in Indonesia ( Jemaah Islamiah who bombed Bali aside ) & those in Saudi Arabia are very different . No honour killings amongst d former, for example.
Religion have always been an excuse to kill.
Lots of wars, all around the world. Even justified slavery and conquest of indigenus people....so its not just people.
@John Doe religion says theres only one truth, the one your religion follows.
Religion gives a justification to make other people act as you belived.
Religion always divide us. Its on the person to just tolerate it (you dont like), or kill.
@@joaquin.suarez It is just people. People are behind religion. And it's not just religion. Communism has killed. Atheism has killed. Sports kill (look at the fights spectators get into at sporting events) Put whatever label you want on it doesn't matter how trivial an example. It's people, not God.
@@jamesnorton8947 then ideology, religion its a kind of idology.
Every sistem that afirm that theres only one truth, and they have it.
i have never heard her story before... i love hearing everyone who worked in the buildings stories... its like a puzzle of perspective
Glad you made it out ma'am!
Rip to everyone who died that day❤️❤️❤️
I’ve heard about these fireballs, balls of fire, in the lobby before. It’s amazing how far they traveled down
Never in my 40 yr working career have I ever been able to be late for work, ever . (Hospital)
So glad you were and you sweet mother was safe! I am so sorry for your loss.
Glad your safe! Thank you for sharing your story.
Before September the 11th ,I had a horrific dream of people in suits running out of a white lorry there was thick black smoke and they were covered in soot and screaming,it was so bad It woke me up and my heart was pounding in my chest. I couldn’t get back to sleep. A week or so later when I saw the attacks on TV I new it was my dream. It shocked me and sent shivers through my body.
so you can also predict the future like me i always dream the bad future and it happens again and i relive it again and i hate it and i have broke the cycle but my family members die every time one by one i have been going without sleep hoping to not see the dreams and every time i sleep somebody dies. its 10:24 when i wrote this my only fear now is sleep.
@@cardboardshippinglinesowne8668 Those were the most horrific for me in dream form, I’ve had feelings about one particular family member dying and a shock pregnancy. Those were not dreams but a feeling in my stomach then the image. I really didn’t like that, but I couldn’t do anything about it
That’s powerful. Idk if you believe in God or not but the bible speaks about sending people dreams of real events or just warnings. Hold onto that gift of yours and ask for God to expand your discernment.
It's been close to almost 20 years later, as I review these stories. 'Where were you' ? . . . is a common response, for events . . . such as this. ME, corner of North Capitol & Massachusetts Ave, NW (block, from the Capitol) . . . and, found it rather outta place, odd . . . to see an airliner . . tops - 1,000 feet flying towards southeast, towards Virginia. This aircraft may have inevitably been the one that struck, the Pentagon ! Six months earlier, I excaped from the Gales School Shelter, down the street at 66 Massachusetts Avenue, NW . . . operated by Catholic Charities ! Events, tragedies . . . like this can have an unpredictable effect, on one's life. For me . . . it was my.intent, to make it positive ! As it's been said, for generations . . . for centuries, purhaps - 'We're all on this Earth, a short while' !
I could listen to this lady for hours. Great storyteller. ❤
We need more of these stories. This is historic.
Wow... This story was more complete and had better continuity than another, where it looked like sections were cut out an spliced together
smart & lucky lady-so glad she made it 🙌🏽🍀✨💔💜
Thank you
How did the blast travel the whole way down to the lobby? Genuinely curious
my guess is that the elevator shafts funneled them down. explosions are just fiery, rapid expansions, so the fuel and air just followed the path of least resistance. Most of it blew out the side of the building but i guess some was pushed through the shafts, since they offered little resistance, just 1000 feet of air.
a couple other testimonies of the event include that "the fireball came out of the elevators, instantly incinerating everyone waiting dutifully at the doors"
Absolutely mental
Wow she was so lucky I was there she was seconds from being hit by the fuel in the elevator shafts she was walking in as it happened
When able you should always try to have a friend who is an engineer.
Scary!!
I was thinking of all the women in their "nice heels" that the business community requires one to wear all struggling to run from this terrorist attack. It's amazing what society makes women do to achieve the same goals as men. We literally have to walk on stilts all day to prove we belong there. What a broken system we have created.
Women have worn sneakers or flats to work at least during their commutes, if not all day since the 1970s. Many women are capable of running in heels. On Sept 11th, many people kicked off their shoes and walked or ran barefoot.
While I see & understand your point as a woman, I have to say that many men's dress shoes are not meant for running either. Especially the higher end ones can be rather slippery & uncomfortable. Many businessmen actually wear sneakers into their office as this lady did to prevent from ruining their shoes & so they can get to the office quickly. Many women also commute in flats or sneakers though obviously not all. Businesses attire as a whole is not particularly handy in running or fleeing.
Some women only wore heels outside. Once they got inside the workplace they would change into sneakers or running shoes. Some took their shoes off when scaling down the stairs of the buildings, I don’t think anyone was dumb enough to wear heels while they did it. You can’t run down the stairs in heels you will literally break your ankles
Well said. Yes, that's an image that's there for me when i imagine what it must have been like: running for your life in f_king heels. Even in surviving that situation women were at a disadvantage!
Who are you people? Woman CHOOSE their shoes. I worked for decades in an office and I wore WHATEVER SHOES I WANTED!
Very interesting.
Hallelujah amen she found a way out. 🙌❤️🇺🇸
Ultimate message of all religion is love and compassion, all those disaster caused by the people who misuse the name of religion in favor of their cruelness. may peace prevail on this earth!
You surely don’t know what you are talking about. Religion creates so much hatred. The same people that quote Jesus don’t even realize that their bible allows for slavery. Just shut up.
@@cameronfielder4955 No, he's right. The ultimate message of *every* religion is love and compassion. The problem is that there are people who think THEY'RE religion is the only one that should exist, whether it's Christians, Muslims, etc. Religion having caused hatred is irrelevant to the fact that those same religions call for love and compassion. People are small-minded and terrible - so any religion, no matter how well intentioned, is always going to lead to trouble.
What were her last words? I didn’t catch it before the vid ended.
Her last sentence was, "I hugged my mom tighter than anything."
@@marka1422 Thank you 🙏🏼
@@Xena-xp7ly --You're welcome!😀
TRWTF is that her mother had keys to her apartment.
Why
It's not religious, it's about money and power. That's what this was all about. God bless you all and keep you safe.
You're right! It's ALWAYS about money and power!
I'd like not to offend anyone, but in my opinion that's a very poor assessment. Foreign policy, and vengeful "holy war" with a religious and geopolitical motive due to events caused by said foreign policy led to this outcome, not a hunger for money.
You fail to notice that money and power has a lot to do with religious beliefs. Those in control, know well that they can use people's ignorance against them and prey upon their beliefs. That's one of the many reasons beliefs are dangerous and foolish. Why believe in something without evidence, when you have no need to and it makes you far less gullible not to.
I think you'd want to look into the lives of the 4 pilot hijackers. Absolutely no interest in money or power - perhaps partly a suicidal death wish, but absolutely predominately for religious reasons.
*Hijackers have money or power now! LOL*
YTer 'Ellegirl', are you stupid, or a troll, or most likely BOTH?!
If there was a god, it knew this was going to happen, before it made everything.
Well..I suppose the cab driver was technically correct.
And the lesson is:
People need *much* less religion and more hugs and kisses!
and which religion is that bud?
@@hkhjg1734 take your pick....chief!
@Hare Brahs while I certainly do acknowledge that recipe for disaster, it's important to recognize that 99.999999% of religious people would never carry out such heinous acts.
Nevertheless, you are correct!
Very true.
Yea religion is ridiculous. All religion. Not only do people believe things without a shred of evidence but they are willing to die for their fantasy belief.
You.. not the cab driver was correct
What does a gas ball look like? 🥺
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Oh shyt she lives by me wow
Wait what happened in 93 ?
The WTC was bombed in 1993. Terrorists drove a big rental moving truck filled with explosives and parked it in the parking garage below the buildings, and sped out in another car. Their goal was to bring down the buildings, but it didn't work. One of the terrorists, after being caught, said the buildings would fall next time.
ErynRenee oh fuck that’s ominous considering what happened
ErynRenee I heard that the reason why the tower didn’t fall down was because the truck was not parked in the spot where it was supposed to be
@@trashcollector6184 not really... much of the same people
@@ErynRenee last week i was reading New York Times and i put "WTC" in the search bar, and i chose (from oldest post to newest post) and i found some interesting stuff there, i found one post from 1995 where they reveal the terrorist that exploded the car and they reveal that he also wanted to take down 2 planes, i literally got chills when I read that, and it was posted in 1995
It wasn't "luck."
Asians don’t really hug and kiss?
They don't.
Right that's what's surprising I was like what?
@@alexandraanderson3988 we do hug a lot with drinking buddies lol...but we dnt hug or kiss or say "i love you" in our normal life even with family members...we usually greets with a handshake or a bow
I hate it too.
A swipe on religion! Her subordinates that were religious in her office most likely treated like chopped liver.
It's because the WTC had been bombed once before in 1993 by religious zealots.
Asian lady said she arrived at the Trade Center at 9am, late for work, as plane hit. Sorry but first tower hit at 846am Jia.
15 mins give or take jesus man shes just recollecting her story it's not like shes lying...
Which means the tower was just about falling dumbo. 🤷🏻♀️
Why would she lie
Have you ever been in the WTC? The subway ran under the building
Well, it probably is religion - that and government. Humanity would be much better off without them.
Humanity would be better off with anarchy and nihilism? What is wrong with you?
@@theblakex I'm actually someone who cares deeply about humanity. Studying history teaches us one thing absolutely: murder on a mass scale has always been in the name of religion or the state.
She's a beautiful women
She was right. It is religion.
David Mayhew it’s what religion does to people. Legalized brainwashing...
David Mayhew One in particular.
David Mayhew I slam, you slam, he slams, we slam, they slam...
Not just that alot of people think that religion tells people to fucking go in park and suicide bomb yourself, when religion literally says stop bothering atheists leave atheists alone they have their beliefs you have yours
Further proves that religion isnt the problem its just evil people
(Coming from a muslim)
(Also i would like to understand where are you coming from)
I understand in this case this wasn't a fuck up it was a terrorist plan.
Intelligence operation.
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It's definetly religion
It was terrorism duh
In my experience asians love to hug and kiss
Haha not my parents!! Asian households are usually cold and full of strict discipline, any sign of affection is shut down real quick. Of course there are exceptions. But you should check out that story of the girl named Jenny, she had her parents killed because they were super restrictive on her life, and I’m almost certain they were emotionally detached and cold toward her. Not a good combination by any means. Maybe if her parents were more reasonable and affectionate she wouldn’t have done what she did, not excusing her behavior but things could have been different.
Seraphina G yeah I remember that story so sad. I think it was in California? But probably happened more than once. I was jokingly referring to when I date asian girls lol I never want to have a household like that. I think it’s important to show love and hug, not too much but defo on movie nights!
Yes it was a bomb in the lobby. She's not the only one that was there that day. People died in the lobby.
I'm confused the plane hit many floors up. How did that interact with the lobby?
Banking-Cartel Media-cartel I think was her fuel which went down the elevator shaft.
@@loopyvirgo That is what is was. Another person who miraculously survived who was higher up in the same tower said he saw a huge ball of bright orange and white fire and thick black smoke blow out of the elevator shaft into the lobby of his floor incinerating dozens of people before it through him against the wall. I imagine something similar happened on every floor immediately after the crash.
The main structure broke down of the World Trade Center. Which means weight from the higher floors dropped down to the floors below it causing them to collapse all the way to the lobby because the lower floors could not support the weight. It is a fact. Look it up.
B AS then you would have a pancake like structure at the end of the collapse which simply was not there.. the floors literally disintegrated before hitting the ground a collapse does not cause that..
It was Islam.
Do you think the work of the IRA in northern Ireland was Christianity?
Everyone heard explosions in the lobby period. There were planted explosives and no one had a clue because everyone was focused on the planes impact. RIP no one should have died
"Everyone" did not hear "planted explosives". lol You're referring to a handful of people who *THOUGHT* it was "explosives" before they knew a plane had hit the building, which sent gas and fire down through the tower. FFS. I was there that day - were YOU?
The buildings collapsed where the Jets hit not the lobby
I hate religion? What’s that about???
Control demolition.
Absolutely
Of your brain? Yes, I agree.
Well, she's not wrong about the bombs.
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You just looked out for yourself. Nice going
What do you think she should have done? She's a civilian, not a firefighter or EMS.
@@SarahB1863 Good point. Furthermore, the first responders who DID try to help died by the hundreds. What could an untrained civilian have done except create more victims for first responders to take care of? She did the right thing.
This person has a lot of gall criticizing a 9/11 victim in retrospect from the comfort and safety of wherever they are.
Doesn't sound like she was too worried about anyone else, just herself, not to be racist
You can't save anyone from a giant fire ball. You run and hope everyone runs too. And to be fair, she was yelling "bomb" the entire time. You also have never been in a burning tower so I would withhold judgement
How is that racist your just speaking your mind🤷🏾♀️
So you were at the lobby when it happened, you had sneakers and ran as fast as you could; cut a path through all the people, got into a taxi and went home. Okay, so why are you telling that story if you weren’t a survivor? You actually ran screaming through the crowds, stop a taxi and went home. 😐
You guys Democrats, though.
That makes no sense
American Waffle Who's the mayor of New York, bright bulb? Who's the young Queens in her late 20s demanding socialism? Who's the white haired senior citizen who's still alive trying to push for socialism?
Twice New Yorkers were attacked by way of landmark buildings and years after the Boston bombing and what party holds office in NYC?
C'mon, use your brain.
I would like to point out your horrible grammar which is why I said "That makes no sense." During 9/11 though it was all republicans, and people didn't blame the republican's for 9/11 so I don't get your point and how it is connected to this video. (I am a republican)
American Waffle Shove your wannabe grammar up your rhetoric , it's understood.
American Waffle What Republicans, fool?
Liar
Get a life troll
Shut up you IMBECILE. WHY WOULD ANYONE LIE ABOUT SUCH A HORRENDOUS SITUATION. !
Shilonious Monk ~ Have you been a stupid lil fuck your entire life or only when you started using Meth in the back of the trailer?
Were you even alive to witness this? Why would anyone make this up.