"Roger T." wrote:


The fact that the building did not collapse on impact is neither here nor
there other than it gave those fortunate enough to be under the point of
impact more time to escape. Those above the impact were doomed the moment
the planes hit.


Doomed? ... except for the fact that so many of them escaped.

On Mon, 25 Jul 2005 16:14:22 UTC, Tony Polson wrote:

: "Roger T." wrote:

: The fact that the building did not collapse on impact is neither here nor
: there other than it gave those fortunate enough to be under the point of
: impact more time to escape. Those above the impact were doomed the moment
: the planes hit.

: Doomed? ... except for the fact that so many of them escaped.

I though the statistics were that nobody from the floors of impact or
above survived?

However it is remarkable, and a tribute to the design, that so many
from below the impacts survived.

Ian

"Ian Johnston" wrote:

On Mon, 25 Jul 2005 16:14:22 UTC, Tony Polson wrote:

: "Roger T." wrote:

: The fact that the building did not collapse on impact is neither here nor
: there other than it gave those fortunate enough to be under the point of
: impact more time to escape. Those above the impact were doomed the moment
: the planes hit.

: Doomed? ... except for the fact that so many of them escaped.

I though the statistics were that nobody from the floors of impact or
above survived?

I read reports of people being evacuated down stairwells past the
floors affected by impact until the fireproofing no longer worked.
How many escaped that way, I don't know.

However it is remarkable, and a tribute to the design, that so many
from below the impacts survived.

Agreed.

"Tony Polson"


The fact that the building did not collapse on impact is neither here nor
there other than it gave those fortunate enough to be under the point of
impact more time to escape. Those above the impact were doomed the moment
the planes hit.


Doomed? ... except for the fact that so many of them escaped.

AFAIK, Only half a dozen people, in one tower, who were above the point of
impact got out.


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On Mon, 25 Jul 2005 13:50:18 -0700, "Roger T."
wrote:

AFAIK, Only half a dozen people, in one tower, who were above the point of
impact got out.

The two planes hit at very different angles. In one tower, all
stairways were severed, while those in the other were more lucky (or
less unlucky).

I have no idea of figures, however.

Neil

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