firefighters were killed as they rushed down here to try to put out the fire and save lives. one house, battalion 9, the pride of midtown lost more than any other fire house. 15 firefighters died that day. one of the survivors here, lenny. it s been interesting to sit here with you for a couple hours. we were across the street in another building. as we made our way back here, you pointed out different sights and memory that is jumped out to you that day. that morning, it was such a surreal thing. it was almost like a movie set. you were walking through a dust cloud. i got off the ferry, like i told ya and i didn t know what to expect. i didn t know if there were going to be peopling coming at me with broken arms or blood all over them. it was none of that. very quiet, like after a heavy