most exits, and stairwells were destroyed
2006-09-11 03:39:48 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in News & Events ➔ Current Events
In the North tower, no, but some people from above the impact were able to escpae from the South tower.
From an interview with the civil engineer who was the lead investigator of the collapse for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
The Evacuation
Q: Of the roughly 17,400 occupants present in the towers the morning of the disaster, how many were able to evacuate?
Sunder: Well, approximately 87 percent of the towers' occupants were able to evacuate the towers very successfully. And that included some 99 percent of those below the floors of impact. Only about 118 people below the floors of impact lost their lives, approximately 107 in Building One and 11 in Building Two.
Q: For those people who were on the floors above the impact, were there any passable stairwells, and were all the elevators knocked out?
Sunder: In the case of Building One [North Tower], none of the stairwells were passable after the airplane impact, in that impacted region. And in that same building, of the 99 elevators, only one elevator was functioning, and I think it went up to the 16th floor.
In the case of the second building [South Tower], there was one stairwell out of three that was marginally passable, for at least some period of time. And approximately 18 people from above the floors of impact were able to get through that stairwell and make their way out of the building. Once again, of the 99 elevators in that building, only one elevator was functioning, and that elevator took people up to the 40th floor.
2006-09-11 03:46:33 · answer #1 · answered by jersey girl 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Some of them did. Those who were directly above the impact had no chance. Those who were on the other side of building, some of them escaped. I have a friend who was on the 78th floor - he ran when the first plane hit and didn't stop running until he was on the side of the bridge and had no idea how he got there. Some of them were lucky...
God Bless America
2006-09-11 03:44:08 · answer #2 · answered by cyndi71mom 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Some did, but only by the grace of God.
THere were others that were stuck in elevators thinking that they would die. It was only a brief power outage that allowed the safety system ,designed to keep people from falling out of elevator doors between floors, was disabled and allowed many to escape.
God Bless the souls who perished that day.
2006-09-11 03:46:57 · answer #3 · answered by coachls 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not to mention the elevator shafts were immediately engulfed in flames. No, I don't really think anyone above the impact points
did survive. God, what a nightmare. So many jumped.
2006-09-11 03:46:55 · answer #4 · answered by pumpkin 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
And they have never yet built a fire truck that can reach up to the highest buildings. I remember joking with people years ago about working in a tall building and keeping a parachute in your desk drawer.
2006-09-11 03:50:10 · answer #5 · answered by Makemeaspark 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sadly, the ones above the impact had only one way out... to jump to their deaths, which some did.
2006-09-11 03:46:51 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
They had a small chance. God rest their souls.
2006-09-11 04:15:57 · answer #7 · answered by Joyce W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some did get out, but not near everyone.....R.I.P. to those who died that day.....
~Peace~
2006-09-11 03:48:22 · answer #8 · answered by no_doubt! 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
some did
2006-09-11 03:41:55 · answer #9 · answered by ActionMan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you are right about that.
2006-09-11 03:41:07 · answer #10 · answered by bradthepilot 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋