9/11: 'A Day to Give Back'

September 8, 2026 · 1 min read

Twenty-five years after September 11, 2001, Vatican News speaks with Daniel Nigro, the former Chief of Operations of the New York City Fire Department, who was in charge on the day the World Trade Center was attacked. He recalls the chaos of that morning, the firefighters who gave their lives, and the human stories still etched in New York's memory.

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George Evans

My cousin was a paramedic that morning down near the towers. Nigro's account of the chaos and those firefighters running in hits home every time. Twenty-five years later and the city still feels it.

Михаил Виноградов

I remember how the news showed how these guys in full ammunition were running into the towers, and everyone else was running outside. Respect for people like Nigro and his guys is huge. My brother-in-law in New York then had a firefighter friend who went missing, and we still remember him.

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