One of New York's most senior firefighters during 9/11 described the attack as "the world started to come apart". Lynn Tierney, the then-deputy commissioner for the New York City Fire department described the moment the first tower was hit. A police officer covered her with his body to protect her after the initial impact. Tierney said she prayed that day, asking if she was going to die, "to make it fast". Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/9-11-anniversary-memorials-held-to-remember-september-11-victims-25-years-on-13582756 #september11 #anniversary #newyork #us #skynews SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/skynews Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/skynews Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skynews Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skynews Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@skynews For more content go to http://news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/sky-news/id316391924?mt=8 Android https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&hl=en_GB Why not listen to one of our podcasts? This is Why, available for free here: https://podfollow.com/thisiswhy or Ed Conway's Stuff Matters, available here: https://podfollow.com/stuff-matters To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https://news.sky.com/info/library-sales