{
  "id": 6120064,
  "title": "25 years ago, two strangers met in the twin towers and escaped on 9/11. What happened next?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/07/25-years-ago-two-strangers-met-in-the-twin-towers-and-escaped-on-9-11",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-07T09:00:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/07/strangers-twin-towers-escape-september-11"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Nearly 25 years after the tragic events of 9/11, Stanley Praimnath and Brian Clark continue to share their harrowing tale of survival. Praimnath, recounting their experience, described the events as if reliving the day, emphasizing the vividness of the memory. The two men met on the 81st floor of the south tower, sharing a moment of connection in the midst of chaos, before descending 1,620 steps together to safety. Their story stands out among the countless tales of survival from that fateful day, as they are among only four individuals known to have escaped from above the impact zone in either of the World Trade Center towers.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}