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To: Straight Vermonter
I have seen partial collapse of lightly constructed O/I properties (4-10 floors).

My point in my post was that this is an old building, and that that is GOOD news. They were heavily over-engineered in the early days, a big safety factor built in because building this high was still relatively new. Construction methods used tons more steel than is used nowadays, and the frame of the building is extremely heavy and rigid. It probably wouldn't melt even with the liberal application of jet fuel.

393 posted on 12/06/2004 8:38:13 PM PST by AnAmericanMother (. . . Ministrix of ye Chace (recess appointment), TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary . . .)
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To: dfwright

They were saying on channel 2 that they had been in the process of retrofitting the building with sprinklers, but only made it through the 2nd floor.


397 posted on 12/06/2004 8:39:52 PM PST by dfwright
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