Fuel Tank Remnant
Photo credit: Museum staff
Accession Number: C.2022.28.8
Dimensions: Unavailable
Credit Line: Collection 9/11 Memorial Museum
Description
Located at bedrock level in the 9/11 Museum are the remains of a diesel fuel tank base on the buttress of the Slurry Wall.
Located at bedrock level in the 9/11 Museum are the remains of a diesel fuel tank base on the buttress of the Slurry Wall.
Historical Notes
A tank, positioned on the buttress slab at the bottom of the original slurry wall, held diesel fuel for emergency generators. During cleanup of the World Trade Center site after 9/11, the tank was cut apart for removal. Its torched-out base was left in place.
A tank, positioned on the buttress slab at the bottom of the original slurry wall, held diesel fuel for emergency generators. During cleanup of the World Trade Center site after 9/11, the tank was cut apart for removal. Its torched-out base was left in place.
