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9/11 20 Years Later: FDNY Commissioner Daniel Nigro Recalls Getting Thrust Into Command Of Rescue Operations

"It was 17 acres of horror," Nigro told CBS2's Mary Calvi. "It was unimaginable, the chaotic scene."

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A crushed ambulance lies near the wreckage of the World Trade Center Sept. 13, 2001, in New York City. Rescue efforts continued two days after two airplanes slammed into the twin towers in an alleged terrorist attack, levelling them.
A crushed ambulance lies near the wreckage of the World Trade Center Sept. 13, 2001, in New York City. Rescue efforts continued two days after two airplanes slammed into the twin towers in an alleged terrorist attack, levelling them. (Mario Tama / Staff / Getty Images)

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September 10, 2021

There are those who remember the 9/11 terror attacks and those who witnessed it all.

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No one more so than the man thrust with command of rescue operations, current FDNY Commissioner Daniel Nigro.

“It was 17 acres of horror,” Nigro told CBS2’s Mary Calvi. “It was unimaginable, the chaotic scene.”

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