"My colleagues were dead" 

So sweet though, her mom delayed her so she can say goodbye to her only to reunite with her a short time later. What a gift for both.

Wow if she hadn’t taken the time to say good bye to her mom, she would have been at work already.

Her mom literally saved her life.

"It's not religion. Its people." That's profound.

I want to hear more stories like these from people that were in the building

Everyone who was with my loved one died with him: Eric L. Bennett, 10/17/71-9/11/01, VP of Alliance Consulting Grp, Son of Terry and Betty Bennett Melissa Vincent Roland Pacheco Laura Marchese Larry John Senko, the other VP of Alliance; he had a 2-y.o son Kenneth Caldwell Felicia Traylor-Bass, she also had a 2 y.o child, who was raised by Felicia's mom after September 11

It's weird to think that the people in the building knew it was terrorism but didn't realize it was a plane, but people outside knew it was a plane but didn't realize it was terrorism.

The most harrowing part of that day wasn’t realizing the loss of life, but realizing people did this to other people. It terrifies me to this day, that people can do things someone like me isn’t capable of imagining.

In a crisis people always think something else is happening than what is happening in reality. Thank god she survived.

I think by changing the titles of these videos to reference the towers or 9/11 you'd get more views. They're excellent and deserve to be seen by more. Bless you Jia Dee Li.

I cannot ever believe or comprehend what it’s like to lose your work colleagues in this catestrophic way xxx my heart goes out to u all xx god bless

A beautiful story, and I'm glad Jia is here to tell it

I had moved from New York in June 2001 (three months before 9/11). I was 7 years old and in the 2nd grade. We had a small television hooked up in the corner of the classroom where we see this kid version of the morning news (it was called Channel One). I remember the teacher turning the news on and seeing the news about 9/11. I wonder how different it would’ve been for me and my family if we were still there in September of that year. I always say we were blessed, even though I was sad to leave a city/state that was once my home.

i have never heard her story before... i love hearing everyone who worked in the buildings stories... its like a puzzle of perspective

Glad you made it out ma'am!

I’ve heard about these fireballs, balls of fire, in the lobby before. It’s amazing how far they traveled down

Rip to everyone who died that day❤️❤️❤️

Glad your safe! Thank you for sharing your story.

Before September the 11th ,I had a horrific dream of people in suits running out of a white lorry there was thick black smoke and they were covered in soot and screaming,it was so bad It woke me up and my heart was pounding in my chest. I couldn’t get back to sleep. A week or so later when I saw the attacks on TV I new it was my dream. It shocked me and sent shivers through my body.

Never in my 40 yr working career have I ever been able to be late for work, ever . (Hospital) So glad you were and you sweet mother was safe! I am so sorry for your loss.

I could listen to this lady for hours. Great storyteller. ❤

Thank you

Wow... This story was more complete and had better continuity than another, where it looked like sections were cut out an spliced together

That's a smart woman. She thought it was 93 again, which it was. She knew instantly. Luck was with her that fateful Tuesday morning. Why would anyone want to work in those buildings after the 93 attack? 1993 killed six people, blew a hole 7 floors deep and caused an unadjusted US$250 000 000 worth of damage. Some were trapped for ten hours before being rescued.

We need more of these stories. This is historic.

smart & lucky lady-so glad she made it 🙌🏽🍀✨💔💜

It's been close to almost 20 years later, as I review these stories. 'Where were you' ? . . . is a common response, for events . . . such as this. ME, corner of North Capitol & Massachusetts Ave, NW (block, from the Capitol) . . . and, found it rather outta place, odd . . . to see an airliner . . tops - 1,000 feet flying towards southeast, towards Virginia. This aircraft may have inevitably been the one that struck, the Pentagon ! Six months earlier, I excaped from the Gales School Shelter, down the street at 66 Massachusetts Avenue, NW . . . operated by Catholic Charities ! Events, tragedies . . . like this can have an unpredictable effect, on one's life. For me . . . it was my.intent, to make it positive ! As it's been said, for generations . . . for centuries, purhaps - 'We're all on this Earth, a short while' !

Very interesting.

Scary!!

Absolutely mental

Hallelujah amen she found a way out. 🙌❤️🇺🇸

When able you should always try to have a friend who is an engineer.

How did the blast travel the whole way down to the lobby? Genuinely curious

Wow she was so lucky I was there she was seconds from being hit by the fuel in the elevator shafts she was walking in as it happened

❤️

What were her last words? I didn’t catch it before the vid ended.

TRWTF is that her mother had keys to her apartment.

It's not religious, it's about money and power. That's what this was all about. God bless you all and keep you safe.

I was thinking of all the women in their "nice heels" that the business community requires one to wear all struggling to run from this terrorist attack. It's amazing what society makes women do to achieve the same goals as men. We literally have to walk on stilts all day to prove we belong there. What a broken system we have created.

Oh shyt she lives by me wow

What does a gas ball look like? 🥺

Well..I suppose the cab driver was technically correct. And the lesson is: People need *much* less religion and more hugs and kisses!

Ultimate message of all religion is love and compassion, all those disaster caused by the people who misuse the name of religion in favor of their cruelness. may peace prevail on this earth!

I hate it too.

Why

You.. not the cab driver was correct

Wait what happened in 93 ?

Asians don’t really hug and kiss?

It wasn't "luck."

She's a beautiful women

She was right. It is religion.

Intelligence operation.

It's definetly religion

A swipe on religion! Her subordinates that were religious in her office most likely treated like chopped liver.

In my experience asians love to hug and kiss

It was terrorism duh

Asian lady said she arrived at the Trade Center at 9am, late for work, as plane hit. Sorry but first tower hit at 846am Jia.

Well, it probably is religion - that and government. Humanity would be much better off without them.

Yes it was a bomb in the lobby. She's not the only one that was there that day. People died in the lobby.

Control demolition.

I hate religion? What’s that about???

It was Islam.

You just looked out for yourself. Nice going

Everyone heard explosions in the lobby period. There were planted explosives and no one had a clue because everyone was focused on the planes impact. RIP no one should have died

Well, she's not wrong about the bombs.

Doesn't sound like she was too worried about anyone else, just herself, not to be racist

You guys Democrats, though.

So you were at the lobby when it happened, you had sneakers and ran as fast as you could; cut a path through all the people, got into a taxi and went home. Okay, so why are you telling that story if you weren’t a survivor? You actually ran screaming through the crowds, stop a taxi and went home. 😐

Liar