9/11 Attack Survivor on ESCAPING the WORLD TRADE CENTER | Giovanni Renteria

I’m sorry, but the fact that a whole plane flew into the world trade center and they had the audacity to tell people they were safe and not evacuate is Beyond me!

I will never get tired of watching 9/11 survival stories.

Something that 9/11 taught me at a very young age, was to never be so dedicated to authority or your job in general, that you'll go back up an elevator just because someone says you have to. No one knew the second plane would hit, and no one knew that tower two would collapse. What I do know is that my life is and always will be more important than a job. I can get another job.

He stopped for a moment to say a prayer. Those few seconds of mental focus with a co-worker saved his life.

That person who stopped him to pray saved his life. ❤️

What gives me chills is stories from people who were meant to be in the world trade centers on 9/11, but something happened in their daily life out of the norm and they missed work that day. God bless all effected by this tragedy

I met a RF technician a few years back over in Europe, who told me he worked in the US and a few days after 9/11 decided to go back to Europe. So I asked why and he told me that on the morning of 9/11 he got a service call to the deck of Tower 1 to diagnose a RF transmitter. He was working with a colleague who had never been on the deck and when they finished their work, they stood up and enjoyed the views. They took the elevator down, walked pass the security saying goodbye and walked out the door, just as the first plane hit the tower. He said they immediately ran to their service truck and drove away, through the tunnel to NJ where they parked and then watched as the second tower was also hit. He said he couldn't handle the fact that he cheated death and needed to get away from the reminder, so went back home.

Wow when he said ‘I’m on borrowed time’I felt a chill. Lucky man to have survived.

"Now they know that the reason why I'm optimistic and the glass is half full, is because I'm on borrowed time. I shouldn't be here!" That is a deep statement man. I'll rather say he's on blessed time, because he chose to hear a prayer of protection over him, and then chose to stay, rather than go back for items that, honestly a lot of us would've gone back up for! Shout out to that person who did that prayer, because what ever words of discernment came out, did enough to resonate to this gentleman, for him to stay where he was, and live the life he's SUPPOSED to. ⭐❤️🙌🏾

That moment where he prayed with the guy he only knew for 48 hrs saved his life

What an intelligent and nice man. He followed his instinct to not go back up to his floor. Life can be taken away at any moment and every day is truly a gift. ❤

In 1995 my brother, Jon, was in the same Morgan Stanley - Dean Witter training program as Giovanni was for three or four weeks. He talked about the fire drills and how the 1993 bombing was still on peoples' minds during that time. He was devasted by the attacks, too. Sadly Jon passed away in February of 2015 due to cancer. Thank you Giovanni for sharing your account of 9/11

I worked with a gentleman who was employed by the Marriott at the Trade Center and walked through the dust to escape. He will never recover from the damage to his lungs. A real tragedy of many.

As someone who was a teenager when 9/11 happened in southeast Pennsylvania what sticks out to me the most the day after 9/11 was how united the country was, everyone was hand in hand ready to go. I sadly miss that feeling today. We have never been more divided. It was a special time for such a tragic event. I’ll never forget.

a prayer saved this mans life . that moment made him realize it wasnt worth going back up for a phone and paperwork .

I'm from western Europe and 9/11 was the first international event, that I conciously remember. I was 13 at the time, just returning from school (the planes hit around 3pm in our time zone) and my brother told me what was on the news. So we sat in disbelief watching the coverage and also the second plane hitting. The next day all the papers were full of news about the attacks and we started basically every lesson in school talking about it - we all were shocked - and having minutes of silence for the victims. So even across the pond, it was a very influencial event on a personal level. Years later talking with my family my brother and I stated, that this event changed our world view. It changed our sense of security. If they could attack New York, they could attack Europe as well.

Thank you so much for this interview. 9/11 survivors experienced a major historical event just like our soldiers did. Their stories deserve to be recorded and remember for future generations.

This is the perfect example of why they need to bring pay phones back. There's a lot of times when you don't have a signal on your cell phone depending on where you're at and the battery is about to go dead. Sometimes you don't have a battery charger in your car. I'm glad he made it out, but we'll never forget the hell those poor people went through that didn't make it out. 😢😭💔 That was such a sad and scary day.

There was a guy who called in sick that day to stay home and watch his favourite European football team Roma FC play. Openly has said his love for his team saved his life. His office was located where the first plane hit. Insane

There was this really moving scene. Several days after the attacks; the responders and construction workers who were removing and clearing the rubble; they were doing it with such a regard and consideration for the potential undiscovered victims. Even the people who were operating the big and heavy excavators were using such caution and sensitivity. I got some filmmaking/acting experience and I swear, they deserve a tribute, especially since many of them suffered and died of cancer and other related illnesses. And a big thank you for anyone who fought for the James Zadroga Compensation act!