The city trucked the debris from the disaster site, designated Ground Zero, to docks at the southern tip of Manhattan. From there the city used Department of Sanitation barges to transport the debris to the recently closed Fresh Kills Landfill in the borough of Staten Island.
What happened to the steel from the twin towers?
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which is building the National September 11 Memorial ɪmp; Museum, donated the steel supports to the Pennsylvania town.
How far did the dust from the twin towers go?
The collapsing towers generated enormous clouds of debris and dust that enveloped lower Manhattan; light dust reached as far as the Empire State Building, located 2.93 mi (4.72 km) away.
How many survivors did they find in the rubble of 9 11?
Their rescue was later portrayed in the Oliver Stone film, World Trade Center. In total, twenty survivors were pulled out of the rubble. The final survivor, Port Authority secretary Genelle Guzman-McMillan, was rescued 27 hours after the collapse of the North Tower.