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Originally Posted by Rochard
Seriously, where do this from?
They weren't slight fires. These were massive fireballs triggered by tens of thousands of gallons of high octane jet fuel burning up an inexhaustible supply of office supplies, paperwork, furniture, and everything else used in a city of fifty thousand people - all neatly confined in a small, space, all conveniently fanned by winds found one hundred floors up against ground level.
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I used the word "relatively" - as in relative to the building as a whole, relative to fires needed to even soften metal, relative to other infernos we've seen consume entire buildings for as long as 24 hours, without compromising any significant part of the structure.
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Originally Posted by Rochard
The fires weren't localized. At the moment of impact huge fireballs traveled down elevator shafts to multiple sky lobbies, and down to the lobby and basement. Fireballs and burning debris exited the towers and set fire to other buildings.
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The fires were localized to approximately 12 storeys. The presumed firebals lasted seconds, not setting fire to each floor they passed or they would have been weakened and dissapated. Other buildings aren't relevant here, with the exception that most of the fuel actually exited and ignited outside the buildings. It's estimated the fuel in the building had been consumed within ten minutes of impact, and the only "fuel" left was carpets, chairs, desks, etc... a widespread office fire.
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Originally Posted by Rochard
How in the world do you come up with "slight localized fires". Massive fireballs powered by jet fuel that hits a dozen floors and other buildings nearly instantly is not "slight" or "localized".
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Relatively speaking regarding the size of the buildings, and the damage the fires caused, yes it was.
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