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Flag from 9/11 is lost in Flight 93 Memorial fire

Smoke rises in the background as firefighters respond to a fire at the Flight 93 National Memorial Friday, Oct. 3, 2014, in Shanksville, Pa. National Park Service spokesman Mike Litterst says no injuries were reported Friday afternoon. He doesn't know the cause of the fire or the extent of the damage. (AP Photo/Daily American, Dylan Johnson) MANDATORY CREDIT Smoke rises in the background as firefighters respond to a fire at the Flight 93 National Memorial Friday, Oct. 3, 2014, in Shanksville, Pa. National Park Service spokesman Mike Litterst says no injuries were reported Friday afternoon. He doesn't know the cause of the fire or the extent of the damage. (AP Photo/Daily American, Dylan Johnson) MANDATORY CREDIT

By Associated Press October 4, 2014 1 min read

SHANKSVILLE, Pa. (AP) – The National Park Service says a flag that flew over the U.S. Capitol on Sept. 11, 2001, was consumed in a fire at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Pennsylvania.

Friday’s fire in Shanksville destroyed the park’s headquarters complex. The park service says the cause hasn’t been determined.

Park staff began an inventory Saturday to determine what was lost in the blaze.

In addition to the flag, the park service says losses included a handful of personal items of passengers and crew, DVD copies of the annual commemoration ceremony and meetings of the Flight 93 National Memorial Federal Advisory Commission, and about 100 tribute items left by visitors since 2001.

The under-construction memorial and visitors center are about 2 miles away and were unaffected by the fire.