i am not suggesting that i agree with "conspiracy theorists", but i think it is a reasonable question. why was building seven not part of the 9-11 commission official report?
2007-05-04 12:12:19 · 19 answers · asked by bluebear 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
1. Planes slammed into buildings at excessive rate of speed
2. Jet fuel ignited
3. Fire melted the steel
4. Collapse of the other towers caused structural damage to bldg 7 causing it to collapse.
2007-05-04 12:16:50 · answer #1 · answered by vegaswoman 6 · 6⤊ 2⤋
Well it appears that you are incorrect in the "first" steel building in history downed by fire alone. On March 25, 1911 the Triangle Shirtwaist Compay in New York City burnt down - a modern steel building.
If you hadn't noticed - in Oakland last weekend a semi-trailer filled with gas melted - well break out the newspapers and call Rosie, the I880 Interchange - hmmm made of steel. The heat was in excess of 2000 degrees.
If you looked at the melting temperature of steel its 1575 degrees. Looks like that fuel (whether it be JP8 or Gasoline) does generate sufficient heat to melt. Coupled with all of the furniture, paper and etc... in an office building - it would easily sustain and melt.
2007-05-04 19:23:00 · answer #2 · answered by andrew.runde@sbcglobal.net 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
And, the second steel structure that came down due to an explosion causing a fire that in turn brought it down was the Bay Bridge last weekend. End of conspiracy.
2007-05-04 19:38:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Fire melts steel. I don't understand the confusion. If the steel softened only a little bit it would be sufficient to cause the building to collapse.
2007-05-04 19:18:00 · answer #4 · answered by Brian 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Great, just great. You had to start this up. We were doing so well without these, now the conspiricy theorists will come out from their basements and take off their tin foil hats and post more of this stuff. People above took care of explanations.
2007-05-04 19:22:02 · answer #5 · answered by Chase 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
OK how about the Oakland area truck crashes bridge down That's Bush again Wake up
2007-05-04 19:23:31 · answer #6 · answered by retired_afmil 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Debris from the other towers knocked out a chunk of the building and also a bunch of columns in WTC 7. The remaining columns could not hold the weight, so it came down too.
2007-05-04 19:21:36 · answer #7 · answered by Amadocus 2 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Didn't the earthquake effect of the impact of the planes and the damage by fire done to rivets and bolts also contribute to the building's collapse?
2007-05-04 19:21:00 · answer #8 · answered by ? ? ? ? 3 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Didn't you read about the bridge going down in Oakland, CA this week from a fuel tanker's fire. Same principle.
2007-05-04 19:20:58 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Downed by a pocket of fire, no less. It was far from being engulfed.
Everybody that keeps saying jet fuel melts steel, you guys are so off base. NOTHING hit Building 7 except debris. There were pockets of fire and the BAM, building crimps and comes down.
2007-05-04 19:17:42 · answer #10 · answered by MishMash [I am not one of your fans] 7 · 2⤊ 4⤋