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Old 24th November 2015, 07:11 PM   #115
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Originally Posted by Tony Szamboti View Post
Because it never happened before. Structural steel in high rises is massive and takes a significant amount of heat and time to weaken. There usually isn't enough fuel in a given area of an office fire to cause much weakening. That is most likely why it hasn't happened before.

The fires in WTC 7 did not burn all day in a specific area. They burned out when the fuel was used up in a specific area
This from an engineer...............

My GF and I watched the Wizard of Oz the other day.........pay no attention to what's behind the curtain.
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