There was much confusion the following day, September 12. The remains of the World Trade Center were smoldering and too hot to move, but crews still hoped to make some contribution, however small, to the clean up.

Firefighters started battling blazes that would burn for weeks to come, while professionals and volunteers like Mikey started to clean up the massive piles of rubble. Mikey photographed the fire truck and the car to show how the heat, the debris and

Firefighters started battling blazes that would burn for weeks to come, while professionals and volunteers like Mikey started to clean up the massive piles of rubble. Mikey photographed the fire truck and the car to show how the heat, the debris and

After the south tower collapsed, it looked like "the end of the world" to Mikey. It was hauntingly silent; few people remained in the area, except for firefighters; and "you could still hear the paper flying around." The firefighters tried to save ot

Vestry Street after the south tower collapsed. Brian Gestring, a specialist in DNA recovery and crime-scene analysis, had abandoned his Chief Medical Examiner's vehicle and was heading west when he was struck by debris. Temporarily blinded, he made i

Firefighters attempt to extinguish a blaze on West Street.

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[Wooden chair in front of a landscape backdrop]