September 11 survivors: Reporter and photographer share how they escaped Twin Towers collapse

N.J. Burkett and Marty Glembotzky were shooting a standup when the first tower began to collapse.

ByN.J. Burkett KABC logo
Sunday, September 10, 2023
How a reporter and photographer escaped Twin Towers collapse
Eyewitness News reporter N.J. Burkett and photographer Marty Glembotzky rushed down to the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. While shooting a standup right below the burning towers, the first tower began to collapse.

NEW YORK -- ABC7 New York Reporter N.J. Burkett and photographer Marty Glembotzky rushed down to the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001.

While shooting a standup right below the burning towers, the first tower began to collapse.

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