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Building. but there were a lot of people that were still on the way out when we got downstairs. so there are a lot of upper floors up there. >> reporter: given the history of september 11th, 2001, what was it like when you felt it and the confusion there? >> well, a lot of people felt the building shake. at first they didnt think a lot of it. when security said get out of the building, then you got a little nervous. then you started thinking staircase. do i want to be coming down a staircase if ...

Its like you could smell the smoke. not thick, but you knew that there was smoke. >> reporter: did it smell like fuel? >> it smelled like -- it smelled like construction material that was on fire. thats the smell you smelled. >> reporter: did everybody you know make it out wt i was just checking to make sure everybody on my -- everybody in my department, everybody on my floor did get out of the building. but there were a lot of people that were still on the way out when we got downstairs. so the...