Memorial visit for September 11 fireman

MORE than 50 relatives of a fireman who died trying to save his best friend during the September 11 attacks will honour his plans to holiday in Ireland during a memorial trip this week.

Michael Mullan, 34, had been working in the Manhattan fire service for nearly five years when he died in the terror attack on the Twin Towers.

He was working an extra shift on September 11 as a favour for a friend The fireman, who also worked as a registered nurse, ignored his unit commander’s call to evacuate the World Trade Centre and went in search of his best friend, who was trapped inside one of the towers. The building collapsed moments later.