World Trade Center

:This article is about the World Trade Center complex in New York City; see this article for the many other buildings around the world that have also been called "world trade centers".

2001 terrorist attack

::Main Article: September 11, 2001 attacks

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The twin towers and 7 World Trade Center collapsed in a terrorist attack on September 11, 2001, when two commercial jetliners were deliberately crashed into the twin towers. The four smaller buildings were also severely damaged in the debris and were later demolished. For details on this terrorist attack, see September 11, 2001 attacks; for details of the towers' collapse, see Collapse of the World Trade Center. For details of the tenants at the time of the attack, see One World Trade Center tenants and Two World Trade Center tenants. As of February 2005, a total of 2,749 death certificates related to the WTC attacks had been filed. All but 13 persons died on September 11; of the 13 persons who were injured on September 11 and died subsequently, three persons died in other states, one each in Massachusetts, Missouri, and New Jersey. Of these 2,749 decedents, 2,117 (77%) were males and 632 (23%) were females. Remains of 1,588 of the 2,749 people who died at the World Trade Center, or 58%, were identified on the basis of recovered physical remains. The median age for these decedents was 39 years (range: 2--85 years); the median age was 38 years for females (range: 2--81 years) and 39 years for males (range: 3--85 years). Three people were aged 80 years.

Related Topics:
7 World Trade Center - September 11 - 2001 - September 11, 2001 attacks - Collapse of the World Trade Center - One World Trade Center tenants - Two World Trade Center tenants

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