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Sorry for bringing such a sad thing back but I was searching on the internet for material on the collapse of the twin towers. Could people please answer these two question (tell me what you think - you need not be structure experts to answer):
(1) if the towers had NOT collapsed and the fires had been overcome do you think both towers could be repaired or do you think that they were beyond repair and would have to be brought down anyway ? Secondly...
(2) if the towers had NOT collapsed and the fires had been overcome by the firefighters, how do you think those 3,000+ could be brought down, rescued, brought safely to ground level ? By helicopter ? All 3000 of them ? Many of them with bad burn injuries ? I have not seen anything written on how those two could be tackled. I thank you in advance for your answers. (the questions have nothing todo with conspiracy theories or anything silly like that. I am genuinely curious. Thanks. I don't even know what section I should upload it to.

2006-08-14 04:00:02 · 2 answers · asked by RED-CHROME 6 in News & Events Other - News & Events

shirley c -- thank you for your wonderful answer. Think of this: THOSE 3,000 INNOCENT HAD DONE NOTHING WRONG TO ANYONE !!! They had arrived in their offices on a banal morning... it was a Tuesday !!

2006-08-14 04:19:59 · update #1

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I have seen alot of programs about why the towers collasped, But listening to reports from firefighters alot of them say when they reached the fires they could be tackled because they were so small suprisingly. Alot now say the fires were small and it was actually explosives that brought them down since in the history of steel buildings no steel buildings have collapsed due to fire.

If the fires had been put out then the exterior walls could have been rebuilt and interior floor sections that had been smashed and collapsed could be rebuilt.
Getting the people down after the fires would most likely taken quite a while, those who could walk could go to the roof to await rescue, this was attempted on the day but heavy smoke caused the helicopters to turn away. I think for the injured they would have devised some small left device to get people down to lass damaged floors, but this would have taken time since they would have to clear there way through to them, with all the smashed walls and suspended ceilings I would imagine the debris to be piled every where.
But who knows, it would be good if they hadn't been destroyed

2006-08-15 05:28:33 · answer #1 · answered by Andy 2 · 1 0

I think the devastation to the towers was so vast that if they had not collapsed, they would have had to have been brought down. I'm sure that if they had not collapsed, the death toll would have been much lower. Many could have been brought out. The methods would have varied. Most would have been brought down through the staircases that were still passable. Some may have been removed by helicopters. The rescue efforts would have gone on for days. There were so many severly injured. It is a nice what if scenario, too bad it couldn't have happened that way.

2006-08-14 04:08:43 · answer #2 · answered by shirley_corsini 5 · 2 0

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