Former WTC worker recalls ‘Survivors’ Staircase’

NEW YORK (AP) - Kayla Bergeron was working on the 68th floor when the World Trade Center was attacked.

On Thursday, she recalled her harrowing escape from the north tower at the 9/11 museum ceremony.

Bergeron says that when she got to the sixth floor, it felt as if the whole world started to shake. The south tower had collapsed.

Suddenly, she was climbing over wires and desks.

She followed the sound of a police bullhorn and made it outdoors. She got to what’s now known as the “Survivors’ Staircase.”

Artifacts displayed in the museum now include that battered staircase, which hundreds used to escape the burning towers.

Bergeron says those last 38 steps “mean everything.”

To her, they represent resiliency and people helping each other.