The whole WTC7 fiasco:
The Damage and Fire
According to supporters of the controlled demolition theory, one of the primary unanswered questions surrounding Building Seven concerns the severity of both the damage and the fires. The controlled demolition theorists maintain neither were severe enough to initiate a collapse. Few videos and photographs exist of the south side of WTC 7 after the Twin Towerâs destruction. Opponents to the controlled demolition theory, however, point out that there is firsthand testimony provided by firefighters and EMT personnel about the severity of the damage to WTC 7 which supports the official explanation.
--->They also point out that there were also [74]other firefighters, construction crews, and military personnel who used transits and [75]laser Doppler vibrometers to determine whether there was any movement or danger of collapse in WTC 7 and other buildings in the area. They were surprised to discover, around 3:00 pm, that WTC 7 was moving and was in danger of collapse. A collapse zone was set up at that time. WTC 7 collapsed about an hour and a half later at 5:30 pm. This goes counter to the controlled demolition theory.<---
* New York Fire Department personnel on the scene described the damage inflicted to the south face of WTC 7. Several statements were given by firefighters and other first responders emphasizing the critical condition of Building Seven. [76]
* The following are just a few of the documented impressions of authorities on the scene:
o "The most important operational decision to be made that afternoon was the collapse (Of the WTC towers) had damaged 7 World Trade Center....It had very heavy fire on many floors and I ordered the evacuation of an area sufficient around to protect our members, so we had to give up some rescue operations...and back the people away far enough so that if 7 World Trade did collapse, we [wouldn't] lose any more people. We continued to operate on what we could from that distance and approximately an hour and a half after that order was [given], at 5:30 in the afternoon, World Trade Center collapsed completely" - Daniel Nigro
o Deputy Chief Nick Visconti also later recalls recounts, "A big chunk of the lower floors had been taken out on the Vesey Street side." Captain Chris Boyle recalls, "On the south side of 7 there had to be a hole 20 stories tall in the building, with fire on several floors." - Firehouse Magazine, 8/02
o "They told us to get out of there because they were worried about 7 World Trade Center, which is right behind it, coming down. We were up on the upper floors of the Verizon building looking at it. You could just see the whole bottom corner of the building was gone....Finally they pulled us out....They pulled us out of there and then they regrouped everybody on Vesey Street....Finally it did come down." - Richard Banaciski
o "Early on, there was concern that 7 World Trade Center might have been both impacted by the collapsing tower and had several fires in it and there was a concern that it might collapse. So we instructed that a collapse area -- (Q. A collapse zone?) -- Yeah -- be set up and maintained so that when the expected collapse of 7 happened, we wouldn't have people working in it." - Chief Cruthers
o "Then we found out, I guess around 3:00 [o'clock], that they thought 7 was going to collapse. So, of course, [we've] got guys all in this pile over here and the main concern was get everybody out, and I guess it took us over an hour and a half, two hours to get everybody out of there....So it took us a while and we ended up backing everybody out, and [that's] when 7 collapsed." - William Ryan
As mentioned in the previous section, NIST is also conducting an investigation into the structural failures of World Trade Center Seven.
--->The final report is scheduled for release sometime in 2006. [77] In draft copies of that document, NIST states that they have "seen no evidence that the collapse of WTC 7 was caused by bombs, missiles, or controlled demolition."
LINK for my last two posts:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9/11_conspiracy_theories#World_Trade_Center_Seven
The Damage and Fire
According to supporters of the controlled demolition theory, one of the primary unanswered questions surrounding Building Seven concerns the severity of both the damage and the fires. The controlled demolition theorists maintain neither were severe enough to initiate a collapse. Few videos and photographs exist of the south side of WTC 7 after the Twin Towerâs destruction. Opponents to the controlled demolition theory, however, point out that there is firsthand testimony provided by firefighters and EMT personnel about the severity of the damage to WTC 7 which supports the official explanation.
--->They also point out that there were also [74]other firefighters, construction crews, and military personnel who used transits and [75]laser Doppler vibrometers to determine whether there was any movement or danger of collapse in WTC 7 and other buildings in the area. They were surprised to discover, around 3:00 pm, that WTC 7 was moving and was in danger of collapse. A collapse zone was set up at that time. WTC 7 collapsed about an hour and a half later at 5:30 pm. This goes counter to the controlled demolition theory.<---
* New York Fire Department personnel on the scene described the damage inflicted to the south face of WTC 7. Several statements were given by firefighters and other first responders emphasizing the critical condition of Building Seven. [76]
* The following are just a few of the documented impressions of authorities on the scene:
o "The most important operational decision to be made that afternoon was the collapse (Of the WTC towers) had damaged 7 World Trade Center....It had very heavy fire on many floors and I ordered the evacuation of an area sufficient around to protect our members, so we had to give up some rescue operations...and back the people away far enough so that if 7 World Trade did collapse, we [wouldn't] lose any more people. We continued to operate on what we could from that distance and approximately an hour and a half after that order was [given], at 5:30 in the afternoon, World Trade Center collapsed completely" - Daniel Nigro
o Deputy Chief Nick Visconti also later recalls recounts, "A big chunk of the lower floors had been taken out on the Vesey Street side." Captain Chris Boyle recalls, "On the south side of 7 there had to be a hole 20 stories tall in the building, with fire on several floors." - Firehouse Magazine, 8/02
o "They told us to get out of there because they were worried about 7 World Trade Center, which is right behind it, coming down. We were up on the upper floors of the Verizon building looking at it. You could just see the whole bottom corner of the building was gone....Finally they pulled us out....They pulled us out of there and then they regrouped everybody on Vesey Street....Finally it did come down." - Richard Banaciski
o "Early on, there was concern that 7 World Trade Center might have been both impacted by the collapsing tower and had several fires in it and there was a concern that it might collapse. So we instructed that a collapse area -- (Q. A collapse zone?) -- Yeah -- be set up and maintained so that when the expected collapse of 7 happened, we wouldn't have people working in it." - Chief Cruthers
o "Then we found out, I guess around 3:00 [o'clock], that they thought 7 was going to collapse. So, of course, [we've] got guys all in this pile over here and the main concern was get everybody out, and I guess it took us over an hour and a half, two hours to get everybody out of there....So it took us a while and we ended up backing everybody out, and [that's] when 7 collapsed." - William Ryan
As mentioned in the previous section, NIST is also conducting an investigation into the structural failures of World Trade Center Seven.
--->The final report is scheduled for release sometime in 2006. [77] In draft copies of that document, NIST states that they have "seen no evidence that the collapse of WTC 7 was caused by bombs, missiles, or controlled demolition."
LINK for my last two posts:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9/11_conspiracy_theories#World_Trade_Center_Seven
