CFD holds memorial tribute on 23rd anniversary of 9/11 terrorist attacks

CHICAGO — Local firefighters are remembering the lives lost 23 years ago.

The Chicago Fire Department held a memorial tribute on Wednesday at Engine 42 headquarters on the Near North Side to mark the 23rd anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

Bells rang to honor the victims. Chicago’s first responders joined others across the country in keeping true a promise to “never forget.”

A moment of silence was observed at 7:46 a.m.

Families of the victims honored their loved ones Wednesday morning during a private ceremony in Lower Manhattan.

The program at Memorial Plaza started at 8:40 a.m. and concluded just before 1 p.m.

During the ceremony, loved ones read aloud the names of the nearly 3,000 people killed in the 9/11 attacks and the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.

Watch full video of CFD’s tribute in the player below

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