Melissa Doi

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Melissa Doi

(muttering to herself in distressed state) Holy mary mother of God!

NYPD Dispatcher 8695

8695, good morning, unintelligible good day

unidentified

Hi, what's your number again please?

911 Dispatcher 8695

8-6-9-5

Melissa Doi

Oh god, I'm on the 83rd floor...

unidentified

86...what?

Melissa Doi

I'm on the 83rd floor!

unidentified

Ma'am, stop that, 86-what?

911 Dispatcher 8695

8-6-9-5

unidentified

unintelligible...somebody's having difficulty breathing on the 83rd floor.

911 Dispatcher 8695

Hi there ma'am, how're you doing?

Melissa Doi

Is it...is it...are they going to be able to get somebody up here?

911 Dispatcher 8695

Well of course ma'am, we're coming up to you.

Melissa Doi

Well, there's no one here yet, and the floor's completely engulfed. We're on the floor and we can't breathe.

911 Dispatcher 8695

unintelligible

Melissa Doi

And it's very, very, very hot.

911 Dispatcher 8695

It's very...are the lights still on?

Melissa Doi

The lights are on, but it's very hot.

911 Dispatcher 8695

Ma'am, now m'am...

Melissa Doi

VERY hot! We're all on the other side of Liberty, and it's very, very hot.

911 Dispatcher 8695

Well the lights, can you turn the lights off?

Melissa Doi

No, no the lights are off.

911 Dispatcher 8695

Okay good, now everybody stay calm, you'd doing a good job...

Melissa Doi

Please!

911 Dispatcher 8695

Ma'am listen, everybody's coming, everybody knows, everybody knows what happened, okay...they have to take time to come up there, you know that. You got to be very careful.

Melissa Doi

very hot

911 Dispatcher 8695

I understand. You’ve got to be very, very careful… how they approach you, okay? Now you stay calm. How many people where you’re at right now?

Melissa Doi

There's like, five people here with me.

911 Dispatcher 8695

All up on 83rd floor?

Melissa Doi

83rd floor

911 Dispatcher 8695

with five people...unintelligible, everybody's having trouble breathing?

Melissa Doi

Everybody's having trouble breathing, some people are worse...than others.

911 Dispatcher 8695

Anybody's unconscious, everybody's awake?

Melissa Doi

So far yes, but it's...

911 Dispatcher 8695

Listen, listen, everybody's awake?

Melissa Doi

Yes, so far.

911 Dispatcher 8695

Conscious? And it's very hot there, but no fire, right?

Melissa Doi

I can't see because it's too high.

911 Dispatcher 8695

No, no, very hot, no fire for now, and no smoke right? no smoke, right?

Melissa Doi

OF COURSE THERE'S SMOKE!

911 Dispatcher 8695

Ma'am, ma'am, you have to stay calm.

Melissa Doi

There is smoke! I can't breathe!

911 Dispatcher 8695

Okay, stay calm with me, okay? I understand...

Melissa Doi

I think there is fire because it's very hot.

911 Dispatcher 8695

Okay, it's...

Melissa Doi

It's very hot, everywhere on the floor.

911 Dispatcher 8695

Okay, I know you don't see it and all, but I'm, I'm...stumbles over words...I'm gonna, I'm documenting everything you say, okay? And it's very hot, you see no fire, but you see smoke, right?

Melissa Doi

It's very hot, I see...I don't see, I don't see any air anymore!

911 Dispatcher 8695

Okay...

Melissa Doi

All I see is smoke.

911 Dispatcher 8695

Okay dear, I'm so sorry, hold on for a sec, stay calm with me, stay calm, listen, listen, the call is in, I'm documenting, hold on one second please...

Melissa Doi

I'm going to die, aren't I?

911 Dispatcher 8695

No, no, no, no, no, no, no, say your, ma'am, say your prayers.

Melissa Doi

I'm going to die.

911 Dispatcher 8695

You gotta think positive, because you gotta help each other get off the floor.

Melissa Doi

I'm going to die.

911 Dispatcher 8695

Now look, stay calm, stay calm, stay calm, stay calm.

Melissa Doi

Please God...

911 Dispatcher 8695

You're doing a good job ma'am, you're doing a good job.

Melissa Doi

No, it's so hot, I'm burning up.

911 Dispatcher 8695

Okay ma'am, the floor is hot, everything is hot, is there, are there, are there desks there? You go up high, you get yourself away from the smoke.[2] Okay, I know you know, hold on a second.

911 Dispatcher 8695

(into radio) 83rd floor, three people trapped[3]

unidentified

(into radio) Where?

911 Dispatcher 8695

(into radio) Way out on the 83rd floor, they're trapped, very hot...that's what I'm doing, just letting you know.

Melissa Doi

(excited interrupting) Wait! Wait! We hear voices! (screaming to firefighters) HELLO! HELP!

911 Dispatcher 8695

Hello, ma'am? Ma'am?

Melissa Doi

(screaming to firefighters) HEEEEELP

911 Dispatcher 8695

Okay, stay calm, ma'am, ma'am.

Melissa Doi

(screaming to firefighters) HEEEEELP

911 Dispatcher 8695

Stay calm, stay calm, just don't move.

Melissa Doi

Oh my god...

911 Dispatcher 8695

They coming through to you now?

Melissa Doi

Find out if there's anybody here on the 83rd floor.

911 Dispatcher 8695

Ma'am, don't you worry, you stay on the phone with me and we'll...

Melissa Doi

Can you find out if there's anybody on the 83rd floor, because we thought we heard somebody!

911 Dispatcher 8695

Ma'am, now listen, excuse me, I already notified the lieutenant, okay?

unidentified

garbled radio traffic

911 Dispatcher 8695

I already notified the lieutenant that there's five people on the 83rd floor, very hot and smoky, so they won't overlook you, okay dear?

Melissa Doi

Can you...can you...

911 Dispatcher 8695

I already did that dear.

Melissa Doi

Stay on the line with me please, I feel like I'm dying.

911 Dispatcher 8695

Yes ma'am, I am going to stay with you.

Melissa Doi

They're here?

911 Dispatcher 8695

Are they inside with you yet dear?

Melissa Doi

No

911 Dispatcher 8695

Okay, stay calm until they get inside.

Melissa Doi

Can you find out where they are?

911 Dispatcher 8695

Okay, stay calm, stay calm, stay calm until they get inside.

Melissa Doi

Can...(voice stops)

unidentified

radio traffic between Dispatcher 8695 and an unknown