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Marriott Awaits Fate of Downtown Hotels; Two Employees Missing

Representatives for the hotel chain will not confirm that the World Trade Center Marriott is teetering on the brink of collapse, but a report received minutes ago says that the structure sustained "severe damage.

By Glen Thompson | Updated on September 12, 2001

A Marriott spokesperson stopped just short of confirming reports that the chain’s World Trade Center property is on the verge of collapse but quoted a just-released a bulletin stating the structure “has suffered severe damage.” The chain’s other downtown property, the Financial Center Marriott, has suffered limited damage, the bulletin says.

Both hotels were evacuated and searched prior to the collapse of Number Two World Trade Center, the first tower to collapse after hijacked commercial jets crashed into both buildings, according to Marriott spokesperson Stephanie Hampton. Two Marriott employees remain unaccounted for.

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