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Joined chief pfeifer, running the command post, sending guys upstairs. one of the men who went up was lieutenant kevin pfeifer who was in charge of engine 33 and was the chief's brother. >> i just remember we both looked at each other, said a few words, but it was more the look of real concern that this was going to be something tough. >> it was going to be a tough job. it's going to be a long job. they'll put it out. that's what they do. >> the last time jules had seen his brother was an hour ago at the firehouse. as far as jules knew, gedeon had followed tony, the probie, into the tower. >> ...

Eventually when the below-grade construction was completed and the buildings started to come out of the ground, for me that's when the magic happened. you really saw these beautiful, beautiful buildings. >> the first of five towers planned for the site opened in 2014, world trade center one. at 104 stories, 1,776 feet high, it's the tallest building in the united states with a bomb-resistant base, and like most new high rises, a concrete core. >> they've gone above and beyond the new york city building code, which is very strict. >> also now open, the marble transportation hub with its startli...

>> most of the people in tower one came out on the mezzanine above the lobby. then they'd get out through another building. >> i want the use the lobby as a triage. >> the chiefs didn't want anyone going through the lobby doors. first, it was because debris was falling outside. then, it was people falling. >> you don't see it. but you know what it is. you know every time you hear that crashing sound, it's a life which is extinguished. it's not something you can get used to. and the sound was so loud. >> i just remember looking up. thinking how bad it is up there that the better option is to ju...

Possible. >> most of the people in tower one came out above the lobby and then they would get out through another building. >> i want, i want to use lobby 7 as a triage. the chief did not want anybody going through the lobby door. first, because debris was falling outside and then -- it was people falling. >> you don't see it but you know where it is. you know every time you hear that crashing sound is a life, which is extinguished. it is not something you can get used to. >> and the sound was so loud. >> i remember looking up and how bad is it up there that the

Of tower one, directing guys to the fastest way out of the building. >> i would say chief pfeifer's brother saved my life. saved a lot of lives. and i remember walking down west street. i just remember him saying how much my brother and i used to love being downtown and doing this job. and, and how now i didn't love it any more. eventually we started going