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   Salford fire crews plan 9.11 services
Fire stations across Salford will observe a minute’s silence this Sunday to mark the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks which resulted in the deaths of nearly 3000 people – including 343 firefighters attending the Twin Towers in New York. Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service will be marking the anniversary by opening the doors of their 41 fire stations across the county to allow the public to pay their respects. Each station will be holding a minute’s silence at 1.46pm – the UK time when American Airlines Flight 11 hit the north tower of the World Trade Center – the first of four hijacked planes used as missiles that day. Refreshments will be available following the minute’s silence. County Fire Officer and Chief Executive Steve McGuirk, said: “I, like many others, vividly recall the events of 10 years ago and the scale of the horror that unfolded. “It is important that everyone at Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service has an opportunity to pay their respects to the victims of the terrorist attacks in which we lost so many of our American colleagues. In addition to the minute’s silence at each fire station, a larger commemorative events will also be taking place in Manchester Cathedral, a service will feature Acts of Remembrance and Dedication. Deputy Chief Fire Officer, Jim Owen, will be reading a lesson and leading the prayers. The service will begin at 5.30pm. Due to problems with spam only SalfordOnline members can now leave comments. Becoming a member of SalfordOnline only takes a minute, just hit the red Join Us button at the top right hand side of the page to create your Personal account. Got a news story? Need help with publicity for an event in Salford? Send it to newsdesk@salfordonline.com or call the SalfordOnline newsdesk on 0161 789 5377. |
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