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Icon18 The World Trade Center, 09/11/2001

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Originally Posted by UnderSurveillance View Post
I don't think there is one concrete and steel building in the world that has collapsed from a fire. If you can think of one let me know.
Wind speeds at that altitude on that day, combined with the fire from the burning fuel, caused the steal to melt to a point where the structure could no longer hold the weight of the material above.

I saw that building go down, the "explosions" in the video were debunked as nothing more than pressure releases from material being broken apart quickly.
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