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Old 03-19-2012, 07:04 AM  
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Originally Posted by Rochard View Post
Correct.

A fire is one thing. If I was to light some furniture on fire on the 78th floor, that's one thing, and it can quickly be put out.

A fire started by ten thousand gallons of jet fuel is a completely different thing. This explosion set fire to four or five floors instantly, and set EVERYTHING on those floors on fire instantly - plus sent fireballs down the elevator shaft to sky lobbies and the main lobby level.

The jet fuel did burn out after about ten minutes. But by that time there was a raging inferno.
To add to that, for it to be so hot people decided to leap to their death, really says a lot. Not only was everything on fire, but it was on fire at an extreme temperature.
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