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In reply to the discussion: The End of the Road for NIST [View all]hack89
(39,180 posts)27. You want to discount the fire
They were massive. Enough the weaken the steel.
WTC 7 had a shit ton of burning debris fall on it. The FDNY reported a 20 story gouge in its side and numerous unfought fires. They were monitoring a bulge in the side of the building for several hours and knew it was going to collapse.
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