Haunting, never-before-seen images of Ground Zero

A few days after 9/11, FEMA sent its own cameras down into the ruins of the World Trade Center, filming for over 8 months and getting images no one else was able to get. CBS News justice and homeland security correspondent Bob Orr reports.

[misskelly]

The worst part is the first responders who suffered with cancer years later because of this.

[henryallen]

All the rescue workers who survived are now dying of cancer because of all the toxic fumes they breathed in searching ground zero for survivors

[laurieb.]

My uncle was there for 8 months looking for his NYPD partner who they never found. He was 5 min away when the towers fell and was spared that day, but continues to suffer from cancer and other illnesses after breathing in those toxic fumes. My heart is always with the first responders and all the people who were affected by that day.

[LilithstJayne]

hard to believe that they were able to clean all that up.

[christinephillips]

It makes you wonder how many people were trapped & alive for a while but never rescued

[collinparsons]

2:17 the clocks stopped right as the South Tower collapsed. Just like the Titanic where a clock was found, stopped exactly when the ship sank.

[matthewk]

I can’t imagine the horror of being in that building. Dear god

[quontonnoodles]

Not many people say it, but god bless the service dogs who helped during the entire rescue mission. RIP to the ones we lost 🥺

[friendsdontlie]

There’s literally pieces of the plane and people still refuse to believe there were ever planes....crazy.

[livingforJesus]

Almost 18 yrs later and I still remember the day just as clear as yesterday. Unexplainably heartbreaking and sad.

[forresttowns]

I see those plane windows at 2:48 and can’t help but think who looked out them last and what did they see? So haunting and tragic. RIP to all the 9/11 victims. Never forget.

[MadHatterDJ-]

People who weren’t born, or aren’t old enough to remember, don’t know how the world changed that day. There’s no real way to put it into words.. if you know you know, if you don’t you never will. We woke up in a world that felt one way and went to bed that night in a world that felt different. Things never went back to the way they were. We waited to feel how we used to, gave it time, but the old world feeing never came back. May all those lost and, those still suffering, be remembered.

[mariamacias]

They did a book on how the responders, cleaning crew, and bystanders felt, and where they were located. The one that got to me was the firefighter looking at another firefighter going around in circles holding a leg, saying in shock something like I can't find him. How traumatic. God bless all responders and people who helped clean that site. It was a very difficult job.

[naturally_rob]

I'm so blessed that my grandfather, a New York Fire Fighter at the time, was found amongst the wreckage in time for his safety. God bless to those of you who went at a lost on such a terrible day

[chemicalbrucey]

Almost 20 years on i still cant comprehend the terror those people must have witnessed

[easternyellowjacket]

Can we just take a moment to appreciate these beloved dogs that helped in the search? They truly are humanity's best friend. Our world would not be the same without them.

[MiceliCreations]

All those people who were lost and all those men, women and animals (dogs) who searched for survivors are the truest heroes known to the word. Thank you all - you are incredible. I hope you find peace. God bless you.

[Can__Worms]

I’m here from the UK. This effects me as much as all you Americans. Never forget.

[FMHammyJ]

So sad that rescue and recovery workers were exposed to so many toxins without proper hazmat who have been falling ill ever

[joe]

This wasn't just an attack on America. This was an attack on the world. I still get chills watching footage of this and even though I'm non-American I can't help but feel a certain connection/sense of patriotism with America when I think about this.