collapse of the World Trade Center (Q62179)

Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

The collapse of the World Trade Center occurred during the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, after the Twin Towers were struck by two hijacked commercial airliners. One World Trade Center (WTC 1, or the North Tower) was hit at 8:46 a.m. Eastern time and collapsed at 10:28 a.m. Two World Trade Center (WTC 2, or the South Tower) was hit at 9:03 a.m. and collapsed at 9:59 a.m. The resulting debris severely damaged or destroyed more than a dozen other adjacent and nearby structures, ultimately leading to the collapse of 7 World Trade Center at 5:21 p.m. A total of 2,763 people were killed in the crashes, fires, and subsequent collapses, including 2,192 civilians, 343 firefighters, and 71 law enforcement officers as well as all the passengers and crew on the airplanes, which included 147 civilians and the 10 hijackers.

Summary from Español / Spanish Wikipedia (eswiki)

El derrumbe del World Trade Center (Torres Gemelas) se produjo durante los atentados del 11 de septiembre de 2001, cuando cada una de las dos torres gemelas del World Trade Center (WTC) en Nueva York, fue embestida por un avión, que había sido secuestrado por operativos de Al-Qaeda. La Torre Sur se derrumbó menos de una hora después de ser atacada, a las 9:59 a.m., mientras que la Torre Norte, embestida a las 8:46, se derrumbó a las 10:28 a.m. (horas locales de Nueva York).[1][2]

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