(19 Sep 2001)
APTN — 19 September 2001, New York.
1. Wide exterior of The New York Hospital/Weill-Cornell Burn Centre.
2. Mid shot of hospital entrance.
3. Mid shot of people entering hospital/pan to close shot of missing person
posters next to entrance.
4. Close view of Burn Centre sign.
5. Mid shot of doctor and nurses discussing patient condition.
6. Mid shot of doctor treating burn patient.
7. Close view of doctor treating patient.
8. Mid shot of burn patient Purssar Nandan in bed.
9. Close shot of Nandan’s bandaged hand.
10. SOUNDBITE: (English) Purssar Nandan, Trade Centre burn victim.
“Before you could say sssssst, a roar and an explosion….BOOM….fire, oil, broken glasses and all sort of things falling on us. In the mean time we were in fire, the entire elevator we were in, in was on fire. But I don’t know really what happened.”
11. Close shot of Nandan’s bandaged hands.
12. SOUNDBITE: (English) Purssar Nandan, Trade Centre burn victim.
“I have to be truthful to you. Even if I want revenge I don’t have the means, nor the knowledge, ….nor the finance to do that. It is for the bigger ones, not me. All I want now is to get better and go on with my life.”
13. Close shot of Nandan.
14. Wide shot of Nandan in hospital room.
15. Mid shot of Trade Centre burn patient Brian Reeves.
16. Close view of electronic monitor.
17. Close view of Reeves talking to family member on telephone.
18. Mid shot of photos of Reeves’ son.
19. SOUNDBITE: (English) Brian Reeves, Trade Centre security guard.
“Two planes hit the building. So they’re going to die for their cause regardless. If they’re beliefs, you know, are something that they really believe in they’re going to die for it anyway so retaliation wouldn’t even……to me that’s my opinion……it wouldn’t even really do anything.”
20. Close shot of Reeves in bed.
21. Mid shot of doctor and nurse attending to patient.
22. Close shot of nurse.
23. Close shot of nurse in gloves with scissors.
24. Mid shot of nurses at nurse station.
25. Close shot of nurse.
26. Mid shot of nurses.
27. SOUNDBITE: (English) Nurse (name not available), Weill-Cornell Burn Centre.
“We see a lot of severe burns here, there are just a lot of them here right now. And again, I think we all have to think about the circumstances. There’s a whole lot of feelings going on, and there are a lot of emotions being dealt with by our families, and certainly the people who are here working and who are working night and day.
28. Mid shot of Reeves in bed.
STORYLINE:
Survivors of last week’s terror attack on the World Trade Centre are coping with wounds and terrible memories.
Many of those who were severely burned in the attacks have been brought here to New York Hospital’s Weill-Cornell Burn Centre for treatment.
The hospital’s burns unit is caring for more than 20 patients burned by the explosions and fires that engulfed the twin towers and other nearby buildings when two jetliners crashed into the complex.
Messenger Purssar Nandan was in the elevator of one of the twin tower buildings when one of the planes smashed into it.
He suffered burns to 34 percent of his body.
Trade Centre security guard Brian Reeves suffered burns to over 30 percent of his body.
He was on the first floor carrying out duties when the attacks happened.
Doctors say both men are expected to survive.
New York’s Police Commissioner, Bernard Kerik, says hope of finding any more survivors diminishes with each passing hour.
So far, officials say the number of confirmed dead is 218, with 5,422 still missing.
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