The initial numbers are indelible:
8:46 a.m. and 9:02 a.m. Time the burning towers stood:
56 minutes and 102 minutes. Time they took to fall:
12 seconds. From there, they ripple out.
- Total number killed in attacks: 2,819
- Number of WTC companies that lost people: 60
- Number of nations whose citizens were killed in attacks: 115
- Ratio of men to women who died: 3:1
- Bodies found "intact": 289
- Body parts found: 19,858
- Number of families who got no remains: 1,717
- Number of people who lost a spouse or partner in the attacks: 1,609
- Estimated number of children who lost a parent: 3,051
- Days fires continued to burn after the attack: 99
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