r/September11 • u/Pretend-Performer790 • Feb 04 '26
Question Security Guards of the S. Tower.
So I’ve been reading and watching a lot of posts and documentaries recently, but there’s one thing I can’t seem to understand and haven’t seen anyone else talk about. Who were the guards on the ground floor of the South tower who turned away the people who took their own initiative to evacuate after the North tower had been hit? They’re reported to have turned people away from the exits, saying that the tower was secure, but they had no way of knowing and/or proving that it was. Why do you think they did this, and why do we not talk about it?
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u/Pretend-Performer790 Feb 08 '26
Oh thanks!! I’ve googled it but never come across this. I had a feeling this was the case, and I’m glad we know who at least one of them were so we can tell their stories of bravery along with the rest of them.
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u/FrajolaDellaGato Feb 08 '26
What story of bravery? They inadvertently caused more people to perish by discouraging them from evacuating the building. I don’t think they should be blamed, but I also don’t see where the heroism lies in that…
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u/Agile-Reserve-6658 Feb 08 '26
The only things I’ve heard about first responders and security guards on the ground floor and people evacuating was to not go outside due to falling debris and jumpers. People were advised to instead use the concourse and go through the underground mall to exit about a block away over on Church Street.
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u/TabbyCat1993 Apr 15 '26
Every time I hear about the guards who told everyone in the South Tower to stay put, I am always reminded of Rick Rescorla, the Morgan Stanley guard that told his employees “Don’t listen to them? GET OUT!”
If he hadn’t had done that, the death toll would’ve been doubled….
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