Believing the danger was only in the North Tower, many people—including Brian’s coworkers—stayed or even returned upstairs.
At 9:03 a.m., everything changed.
The second plane struck the South Tower. The building shook violently, ceiling tiles fell, and the air filled with dust. Brian grabbed a flashlight and led six coworkers into the stairwell.
They descended floor after floor in darkness and dust until they finally reached the ground. Brian stepped out of the building just 10 minutes before the South Tower collapsed.
His escape remains one of the most extraordinary survival stories from that tragic day.
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