When, in the history of modern mechanics, has a fire EVER destroyed a steel-framed building?!?

Question

There are only three (MAYBE a couple more) with fire listed as the cause of destruction. Any guesses?

Not to be too sarcastic, but the twin towers and WTC 7 ARE the three buildings listed as being destroyed from fire. Before that....NEVER!!! (Just a technicality, but fire does not burn hot enough to melt steel.)

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Answer 1

New York City... nuff said...

Answer 2

It happens more than people realize.

In Paraguay on August 1st, 2004 a fire burned out of ductwork that had not been properly cleaned and ignited a fire above the ceiling in a two story shopping center with a parking deck. The fire burned above the ceiling, unoticed and eventually MELTED the steel supports and the building's roof collasped. 417 Perished.

The WTC towers what just the first time it happened on that large a scale and that publicly. The WTC fire is constantly compared to other high rise fires such as the One Meridian Plaza Fire in Philadelphia or the First Interstate Bank fire in L.A. But there is one missing component that often is not talked about. The sprinkler systems in these other fires stayed functional and kept the steel frame cool enough to withstand the fire.

Fire weakens and melts steel, that's why we treat the steel with protective coatings and install water sprinkler systems. In the case of the WTC, these systems were compromised. Check out this question and answer...

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AhFZORBgxu4tE3_NOwvLDg7sy6IX?qid=1006040408967

I ran wite fire and rescue in a SMALL community for about 4 years and personally saw two fires in smaller facilities (steel frame) that were not large enough to merit fire sprinklers. The roof and steel trusses gave way in both of those fires.

Firefighters die every year from truss related failures, both wood AND steel, I'll admit more from wood. Check out this quote from third link below...
"More than 60% of the roof systems in the United States are built using a truss system. By design, wooden truss systems contain a significant fuel load and are often hidden from sight. Fires in truss systems can burn for long periods before detection and can spread quickly across or through the trusses. Steel trusses are also prone to failure under fire conditions and may fail in less time than a wooden truss under the same conditions."

THAT ALL BEING SAID, I think what you are getting at is was it REALLY the steel trusses that failed at the WTC? I agree that we don't know all of the factors that broght down the trade center for sure. Did the columns fail first or was it the trusses? Was there additional factors in play? I accept the truss failure theory as that, a theory. I have read the articles on both sides of this issue. I personally believe that truss failure may have not been the sole cause of the collapse, but based on my personal experince, it bet it played a part. Here's something to ponder. I think it's obvious why the sprinkler systems failed in the main towers, but what happened in WTC7?

BTW - Steel stuctures severly damaged or destroyed by fire in my area?

Toys R Us - Canton, Ohio
Card Pak - Aurora, Ohio

Like most smaller fires, they just don't make national news or have conspiracies surrounding them. Who'd want to destroy a Toys R Us anyway?

Answer 3

When are you idiots going to get it. The fire caused by the jet fuel merely imploded the cement and weakend the structure to the point where it collapsed. It didn't burn all the way down...or did you not watch the tape. Maybe you should look at the air plane going into it again. It might do you some good.

Answer 4

You can check into this website:www.whatreallyhappened.com

It has some coverage on this issue that says that the cause was not the fire, controlled demolition!

Good luck with your reading.

Answer 5

the twin towers is one if you remember