WTC #7's collapse

[Ohio330]

Originally posted by Sandman
Hmmm... I'm not a firefighter, but it seems to me that the principle goal of the fire department is to contain fires, not save buildings. If WTC7 was burning beyond what they thought they could control and the FDNY considered it a threat to surrounding structures, it makes sense that they would simply take it down.

   
  Humm., another interesting point.  What started the fires?
stress cracks to gas lines due to the tremblors?
    Yes, I agree..a controlled demo would have been a good
choice to save the surrounding buildings, but if Kappa was
right about FEMA not knowing HOW it came down, then we
have to assume that the fire dept. spend all day puting
in charges with FEMA not knowing about it.. and if we
are to believe another person's post about the length
of time it takes to set it up properly then there wouldn't have
been time to do that.  Also, I don't know about you, but
it would have had to been one heck of a hero to take
explosives into a burning building

[TheDudeDVant]

Originally posted by Sandman
Hmmm... I'm not a firefighter, but it seems to me that the principle goal of the fire department is to contain fires, not save buildings. If WTC7 was burning beyond what they thought they could control and the FDNY considered it a threat to surrounding structures, it makes sense that they would simply take it down.

Indeed I would think you to be correct. However, #7 was not burning beyond what it's very own local fire protection could have put out. Besides the fact that the fire was very small, no one to date has  been able to determine the exact cause of the interior fire. I have yet to see a picture of #7 ingulfed(sp) in flame. The building was intact.. As a matter of fact the building was inhabited by emergency workers/rescue all up untill the word was given to 'pull it'... If memory serves correctly, FEMA's hq was in #7.. There are even stories that FEMA arrived the previous day that came from interviews given to workers there..

[Sandman]

Seems to me that we can't really compare a planned demolition to an emergency.

Sure... AFAIK, demolition crews spend days setting up building, but in the case of WTC7, can't they rush a bit? Do they evacuate entire areas for a controlled demolition? I'm guessing that the area around ground zero was largely evacuated already. That would give the crews some margin to cut corners and work quickly.

Granted... this is just spifballing. I don't have any answers.

[TheDudeDVant]

Originally posted by SirLoin
Circumventing language filter

I'm not sure my friend. I dont loose sleep for it. Clearly I just p'd off the wrong person. No biggie.. 8)

[Thrawn]

I don't think anyone really cares if the powers that be, decided to pull down WTC 7.  

I think people do care that no one seems to know that (or if) they did.

[TheDudeDVant]

Originally posted by Thrawn
I don't think anyone really cares if the powers that be, decided to pull down WTC 7.  

I think people do care that no one seems to know that (or if) they did.

my feelings exactly.

[Ohio330]

Well, I happend to be in NYC on 9/11.  I found a roll
of film i never developed, so I rushed out today to see
what I got, and I'm surprised I didn't see what I
was taking a picture of.  The photo has not been altered
in any way.  We can clearly solve this dispute with my evidence.
I caught this speeding away from the scene....



http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/AndyPage/1978KAWA.htm

[SirLoin]

Censorship sux...God Save The Sex Pistols

[Platano]

13- Do not punt topics. Punting would be making a non-substantive post for the express purpose of bring the thread to the top of the thread list.