Is there any other time than 9-11 that we know of at all in history where a skyscraper collapsed from fire?

Question

And if so, when.

OK, let's leave the twin towers out of this, since we can use the "jet fuel" burning the metal structures all the way through, so the weight made the entire structure pancake,
let's leave that out and focus on Building 7.
What made building 7 collapse after a fire for several hours?
When did this happen ever before in history?

Please refrain from the "conspiracy theory" sh!t and accusing me of being crazy, if that's all you have.....

Where is the rational discussion on why building 7 collapsed because of a 'fire'?

and how does this make sense to you?
Have you ever seen other high rises that have been ablaze for DAYS, the ENTIRE Thing consumed and the steel structure is still left?
Collapsing because of this,
while surrounding buildings right next door are completely uneffected makes no sense.

eelfins, building 7 had a "huge gash"? Where is the evidence for this?
This is a steel skeleton structure building we are talking about,
ALL buildings ALSO on fire RIGHT NEXT to the building stayed up,

And when 7 collapsed, a HUGE skyscraper, the buildings RIGHT NEXT TO IT were completely uneffected.

Other steel framed high rises have been on fire for DAYS and have never collapsed in a pancake freefall,
this would be the first time ever in history, an anomoly.

**anomaly** (sp)

Answer 1

A few facts:

Aircraft HAVE crashed into skyscrapers before. A B-25 bomber crashed into the Empire State Building over fifty years ago.

Skyscrapers have caught fire and burned for days before, and not fallen down. The full contents of a modern office building burn at least as hot as kerosene does. There was a fire in LA in 1988, one in Philadelphia in the '90's, one in Venezuela, and one in 2005 in Madrid. NONE of the buildings involved in those fires collapsed, much less into their own footprint....

Answer 2

Building 7 = Controlled Demolition

Answer 3

Popular Mechanics wrote an article about how it happened. They debunked (without bias and SCIENTIFICALLY) all of those crazy conspiracy theories.

The steel support beams did not MELT, they weakened. Let's review where the hijacked planes were headed that day. Flight 77 was supposed to fly from DC to LA (since you're hung up on this stupid conspiracy theory and I wonder about your intelligence, that's WASHINGTON DC (you know, where the president lives?) to Los Angeles in California (where they make movies)) Flight 175 was headed to LA (check above if you are still not understanding where that is) from Boston (where the tea party was?) Flight 11 was from Boston to LA, and Flight 93 was from Newark NJ (New Jersey-where the expensive taxes are) to San Francisco (up north from where the movies are made).

My point? Those flights would have required a lot of jet fuel. So, evil terrorists (who claimed responsibility for 9-11) flew some of those really big airplanes into the World Trade Center. All the jet fuel burned really hot, and it weakened the support beams. It doesn't take 3,000 degrees to weaken steel. Weaken and melting are two different things.

Now go watch some Nickelodeon.

Answer 4

Building 7 also had a huge gash in its southern side as a result of flying steel beams and so forth. The fire department was ordered not to put the fire out because the building was deemed unstable. If there were similar circumstances they probably happend in Dresden or Hiroshima, etc.

I was listening to the news all day on 9/11, I remember it.

Answer 5

The water to the sprinkler system of the twin towers were compromised by the impact of the planes. That combined with thousands of gallons of jet fuel caused the buildings to collapse. Can you give me an example of when that has ever happened before?

Answer 6

No according to the NFPA ( national fire protection agency) never has a steel frame building fallen due to fire. steel melts at near to 3000 degrees but even jet fuel only burns at 1100 degrees. Sooooo? I was NFPA for several years before 9/11
it was a major reason why steel building were preferred over other types. oh and cost.

Answer 7

where have you been?!!!

didnt you know that these iraqis were speacially trained on soviet supplied monkey bars and saudi arabian flamin hoops and were trained by chinese karate experts!!!

its been all over the news!!!
when bush first took office and now!!! {same clips}!!!

what has been kept secret in a vacum packed piclke jar in cheneys safe is that these terrorrist received blood transfusions to replace their origial blood with napalm!!!

and the each had a pound of c-4 shoved up there anal entryways!!!

they coulda snuffed out the sun the way they was rigged up!!!

man dont you guys watch the news!!!

Answer 8

Bruce LMember since: April 05, 2007

Bruce L

" is there any other time in history than 9-11 that a 757 jet full of fuel was intentionally crashed into a skyscraper?"

I guess that Busk OK the mid-air refueling. To qualify your post,aout the aircrift being full of fuel.

Neocons are getting week in their ability to spin 9/11 anymore.

Answer 9

You just want to leave all the TRUE scientific reasons and just use OPINION because FACTS like the weight of the building and the heat weakening the support beams allowed them to snap....

I do believe that the Conspiracy _____ phrase you did not want used is well deserved in your case...

Just ignore facts...you have your warped OPINION and that is all that counts...

Answer 10

Read this. Written by a fire chief as to why the WTC buildings collapsed after being hit by the planes.

http://www.lafire.com/famous_fires/2001-0911_WTC/2002-0500_LA-Firefighter_WTC-BuildingCollapse_Dunn.htm