Keywords: May 28 2002 Ground Zero Cleanup 05.jpg en New York City May 28 2002 -- Construction workers carefully maneuver the last piece of debris removed from Ground Zero The event marked the final removal of the last remaining World Trade Center structure Column Number 1001B of Two World Trade Center The 30-foot column remained standing following the collapse of the twin towers when terrorists flew two commercial airliners into both skyscrapers on September 11 2001 The resulting collapse created a mountain of 1 8 million tons of steel and concrete Approximately 3 000 people perished in the attack - ;Credits U S Navy photo by Photographer ™s Mate 2nd Class Bob Houlihan http //www news navy mil/view_single asp id 1655 PD-USGov-Military-Navy Columns in New York City Ground Zero World Trade Center in 2002 May 2002 photographs 28 May May 2002 |