Originally posted by Griff
The fires could have been hot, but it doesn't mean that those huge heat sinks (columns) got anywhere near that temperature. Or else NIST would have
found specimens that did.
Watch this video.
www.youtube.com...
In regards to false claims that steel buildings never collapse due to fire.
Kader Toy Factory Fire
At about 4pm on May 10th, 1993, a small fire was discovered on the first floor of part of the E-shaped building. Workers were instructed to keep
working as the fire was thought to be minor. The fire alarm in this building did not sound.
The building was reinforced with un-insulated steel girders which quickly weakened and collapsed. This part of the building was dedicated to the
storage of finished products and the fire spread quickly. Other parts of the factory were full of raw materials which also burnt very fast.
Workers in the first building who tried to escape found the ground floor exit doors locked, and the stairwells soon collapsed. Many workers jumped
from the second, third and fourth floor windows in order to escape the flames, resulting in severe injuries or death. Fire-fighters arrived at the
factory at about 4:40pm, to find Building One about to collapse.
The Kader buildings,...collapsed relatively early in the fire because their structural steel supports lacked the fireproofing that would have allowed
them to maintain their strength when exposed to high temperatures. A post-fire review of the debris at the Kader site showed no indication that any of
the steel members had been fireproofed.
[edit on 20-6-2007 by skyeagle409]
