Family members of the victims gathered on Monday in Bridgeport to mark the 25th anniversary of the collapse of the partially constructed L'Ambiance Plaza.
Twenty eight construction workers were killed in the collapse. Twenty-two other workers were hurt.
"What binds us together today is a desire to heal and a desire to make sure that this never ever happens again," said Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch.
During the ceremony, labor leaders placed a wreath at the monument that sits outside City Hall honoring the victims.
They also read the names of every person who died that day.
Paula Gill and Patti Charette watched the ceremony wiping tears from their eyes. They lost their father, Richard McGill, that day.
"It's really hard and even though it was 25 years ago it was like it was yesterday and we really miss him," said Gill.
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"I was 18 and just graduating high school and it just doesn't seem real still. There's always that void and now we both have children that don't have a grandfather," said Charette.
The accident at the 16-story residential project attracted international attention.The apartment complex at the corner of Washington Avenue and Coleman Street was being built using what had been called the "lift-slab" construction method.
The method involved pouring concrete floor slabs on the ground and raising them into position. The "lift-slab" method has not been in use since the accident and the investigation that followed.
