Man pictured fleeing Twin Towers on 9/11 with briefcase says ‘missing the elevator saved my life’
- A man captured in an iconic photograph walking away from the Twin Towers with a black briefcase on 9/11 has spoken of how missing an elevator and taking the stairs saved his life.
- Ed Fine was unaware that his image had become famous around the world after it was plastered on the front cover of Fortune magazine.
- It shows him covered head-to-toe in white dust, still in his work attire, walking through the rubble of the deadliest terrorist attack in modern times.
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- A man captured in an iconic photograph walking away from the Twin Towers with a black briefcase on 9/11 has spoken of how missing an elevator and taking the stairs saved his life.
- Ed Fine was unaware that his image had become famous around the world after it was plastered on the front cover of Fortune magazine.
- It shows him covered head-to-toe in white dust, still in his work attire, walking through the rubble of the deadliest terrorist attack in modern times.
Sources: The Independent