A photojournalist has reflected on capturing 29 minutes of continuous footage at Ground Zero during the September 11 terrorist attacks in New York City. Operating in close proximity to the World Trade Center, the cameraman documented emergency personnel mobilizing near the scene moments before the buildings fell. Despite being caught directly in the debris cloud following the collapse of the South Tower, he kept the camera running, preserving a real-time historical record of the immediate aftermath and the initial response efforts on the ground.
- Photojournalist Mark LaGanga recorded 29 minutes of continuous street-level footage at the World Trade Center site on September 11, 2001.
- The video captured firefighters, law enforcement personnel, and rescue workers organizing response operations and entering the complex.
- The recording documented the collapse of the South Tower, capturing the arrival of the massive dust and debris cloud that enveloped the surrounding streets.
- In the immediate aftermath of the collapse, the footage documented surviving first responders and civilians assessing the damage and assisting with evacuations.
- The unedited material serves as a significant archival record detailing the conditions faced by emergency workers at Ground Zero.
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25 years later, and my parents still can’t believe it
Israel did this
He shouldn't feel guilt for filming while others were first responders. Documenting it was crucial for history, lest we forget or try to minimize it as the years go by. 25 years makes it truly history, rather than current events.
69 found out I can still run. Love it
All this, yet you fail to call out by name the entity who was responsible for this. Is it because they have now multiplied and live within the our country? Is it fine with you that the nation lives through this memory attack and not name the threat within our nation, in order not to “offend” the entity and the ideology within our shores? Americans don’t usually betray their own!
JESUS 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 RIP NEVER FORGOTTEN
Every single person breathing in that amount of dust almost certainly got lung decease or cancers later on….
Was thermite the explosives that brought these twin towers down in seven seconds into their footprint? And all the scrap metal shipped off to China under armed guard.??
It's a shame he never asked the 69 year old who ran like hell for his name, which he did for most if not all the other people he met who were willing to talk, if memory serves. I understand he has never been identified.
OMG, when the north tower collapsed, you can see the man in the blue shirt who was just interviewed running for his life past the cameraman. What a day that man had, and everyone who was there.
The beeps from the firefighters that didn't move😢😢 that gentleman carried that woman in the wheelchair, a true angel on earth❤
😔🙏
Imagine youre 7 and find out your Dad was one of those firefighters trapped and never made it out… It affected people the worst who werent even there.
its a shame, new york has no memory. 25 years later and look who's in the mayors mansion.
in my opinion, new york 'forgot'
3:07 I would always have to mute that sound whenever it came on the air. It pained me deeply knowing how many firefighters had lost their lives that day. 🕊️🙏🏼
I admire your dedication sir you're such a brave man
I was in the 8th grade in math class as we watched the 2nd plane hit. We couldn’t believe it. Planning on making a trip to the 911 memorial 🙏
I give the cameraman credit, he recorded how the building collapses.
3:49 a scary thought just came through my mind. There was a lot of people who WEREN'T found so what if alot of the dust and stuff we seen on the ground were actually people burnt and busted up and turned to dust like what if there's bits of people on the ground while we're watching interviews take place. That's crazy.
"I'm 69 and I can still run" that made me laugh
The cameraman saw everything himself and got it on tape but is still asking strangers stupid questions. Well done cameraman.
6:29 "Little bit of a scar"
Iconic piece of tape. I distinctly remember the fallen U-Turn sign and the nightmares "I'ma get em right here" parts.
i remember i was still in my class when the news explodes, our teacher went to faculty room to watch the news and everyone of us students
Always wanted to see more interviews with Mike LaGanga! His footage is extraordinary!
This was before Bari Weiss started destroying CBS and one of the greatest news programs in journalism.
This made me cry. You would think, 25 years on, it would be less raw, but still . . . God bless all those people
makes my blood boil. never forget.
When CBS was an actual News Network.
😭❤️😭😭❤️
Back when CBS was a trusted, real news source.
Thought that one firefighter was baba booey
Our country has gotten progressively worse since this happened… everything changed forever
@4:58 was that the guy that carried the woman down the stairs running by the camera?
You cannot monetize this footage, YouTube.
Never forget…… what. .? Ohhh that you let first responders die…. yeah. Ive known that for 20 years
How come?