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This is a nightmare scenario (Original Post) AntivaxHunters Sep 2022 OP
Epic. That woke me up Tetrachloride Sep 2022 #1
That is very scary AntivaxHunters Sep 2022 #2
No kidding. Yikes. underpants Sep 2022 #3
Yikes. Hope people got out and it doesn't collapse! Takket Sep 2022 #4
Longer video: tblue37 Sep 2022 #5
Yikes! Who took that footage from inside?? Rhiannon12866 Sep 2022 #7
Since the fire in only on 1 side... lostinhere Sep 2022 #11
This was my first thought: Haggard Celine Sep 2022 #6
Me too. Delphinus Sep 2022 #8
Yeah, I was just a kid when it came out, Haggard Celine Sep 2022 #9
I'd be terrified in any building near by as well. What happened? Is there reporting? hlthe2b Sep 2022 #12
I remember actually seeing that in the theater BumRushDaShow Sep 2022 #16
Yup, Towering Inferno, I Remember That Beetwasher. Sep 2022 #26
According to 9-11, it should be falling down any minute now. keithbvadu2 Sep 2022 #10
It should have fallen before this???? judesedit Sep 2022 #14
both towers in 9/11 had significant structural damage... getagrip_already Sep 2022 #19
Wonder if China will make a fictional Disney movie about it. twodogsbarking Sep 2022 #17
probably not, but they will make a show out of shooting the poor bastards they pin this on.... getagrip_already Sep 2022 #20
Exactly what I was thinking G2theD Sep 2022 #18
Haven't seen any mention of jetliners and jet fuel. Hermit-The-Prog Sep 2022 #31
The fire was way bigger and hotter than 9/11. Did you even see it? G2theD Sep 2022 #34
Did you see the interior filming? Where did you measure the temperature? Hermit-The-Prog Sep 2022 #37
That was obviously not filmed in the middle of the inferno, was it? G2theD Sep 2022 #40
Looked like a realitively cool, orange fire to me. Lots of black smoke, starved for oxygen. Hermit-The-Prog Sep 2022 #41
Could be. Flames looked reddish to me. Not sure what that means. G2theD Sep 2022 #42
Doesn't rubber and plastic produce black smoke. G2theD Sep 2022 #44
How did the person filming even get out? G2theD Sep 2022 #43
Sorry, I have socks to wash now. Hermit-The-Prog Sep 2022 #45
Well, I guess that's more important. LOL G2theD Sep 2022 #46
This fire was out two days ago. Treefrog Sep 2022 #48
Neither did the 3rd building on 9-11 questionseverything Sep 2022 #38
Yeah, seemed a bit suspicious to me. G2theD Sep 2022 #49
Yeah! I meant a wee bit of sarcasm there. keithbvadu2 Sep 2022 #33
Me, not at all. This and JFK are the only conspiracy theories I've ever entertained. G2theD Sep 2022 #35
It'll collapse in its own footprint anytime now👀 questionseverything Sep 2022 #32
still waiting. librechik Sep 2022 #36
Jet fuel can burn at almost 1600 degrees questionseverything Sep 2022 #39
Why did a fully loaded jet liner crash into it also? EX500rider Sep 2022 #47
Tofu-dreg construction might've had a role Kaleva Sep 2022 #13
What is in or on that building that burns like that? The Jungle 1 Sep 2022 #15
most building have fairly flammable interiors.... getagrip_already Sep 2022 #22
Petroleum based materials. Plastics Historic NY Sep 2022 #23
The Towering inferno, nightmare Historic NY Sep 2022 #21
Huh...... whyzayker Sep 2022 #24
Saudi Arabia has nothing to do with it. twodogsbarking Sep 2022 #25
Largest Telecom Operator in China Apparently Beetwasher. Sep 2022 #27
Gave me flashbacks and made me nauseous. Scrivener7 Sep 2022 #28
That is horrifying beyond words. nt crickets Sep 2022 #29
Sad it wasn't tRump Tower Blue Owl Sep 2022 #30

Rhiannon12866

(206,741 posts)
7. Yikes! Who took that footage from inside??
Fri Sep 16, 2022, 06:34 AM
Sep 2022

Reminded me of 9/11 - only worse! I sure hope that everyone got out!

lostinhere

(78 posts)
11. Since the fire in only on 1 side...
Fri Sep 16, 2022, 07:20 AM
Sep 2022

I wonder if the exterior cladding caught and spread the fire, like Grenfell Tower fire in 2017.

I hope its an office building only without daycare facilities.

Haggard Celine

(16,867 posts)
9. Yeah, I was just a kid when it came out,
Fri Sep 16, 2022, 07:03 AM
Sep 2022

but I remember it well. I was leery of tall buildings after that. I'll bet people in China who live and work in tall buildings are feeling kind of paranoid right now. Wonder how many died in this building. What an awful way to go!

BumRushDaShow

(129,965 posts)
16. I remember actually seeing that in the theater
Fri Sep 16, 2022, 08:05 AM
Sep 2022

and back then also bought and read the 2 books it was based on ( "The Tower" and "The Glass Inferno" ).



keithbvadu2

(37,040 posts)
10. According to 9-11, it should be falling down any minute now.
Fri Sep 16, 2022, 07:12 AM
Sep 2022

According to 9-11, it should be falling down any minute now.

judesedit

(4,443 posts)
14. It should have fallen before this????
Fri Sep 16, 2022, 07:47 AM
Sep 2022

Way before this according to 9/11 footage. You are right. The question marks are for the mystery surrounding that dreadful day.

getagrip_already

(14,951 posts)
19. both towers in 9/11 had significant structural damage...
Fri Sep 16, 2022, 08:48 AM
Sep 2022

It wasn't justthe fire that caused them to collapse. It was loss of structurural integrity of the few remaining supports holding the floors above. When those floors collapsed, the ones below pancaked one by one.

Fire alone "shouldn't" cause the structure to collapse. Although that one looks pretty intense.

getagrip_already

(14,951 posts)
20. probably not, but they will make a show out of shooting the poor bastards they pin this on....
Fri Sep 16, 2022, 08:51 AM
Sep 2022

China's style is to execute those responsible for massive casualties. This was likely a combination of corruption and greed in the building and inspection process.

It won't be hard to find someone to blame.

G2theD

(593 posts)
18. Exactly what I was thinking
Fri Sep 16, 2022, 08:41 AM
Sep 2022

If that building doesn’t collapse then I will believe 9/11 was an inside job.

G2theD

(593 posts)
40. That was obviously not filmed in the middle of the inferno, was it?
Sat Sep 17, 2022, 05:22 PM
Sep 2022

The fire was so much bigger than on 9/11, it had to be much hotter. Believe what you will.

G2theD

(593 posts)
42. Could be. Flames looked reddish to me. Not sure what that means.
Sun Sep 18, 2022, 04:59 PM
Sep 2022

I never found out, did the building collapse?

G2theD

(593 posts)
49. Yeah, seemed a bit suspicious to me.
Sun Sep 18, 2022, 05:56 PM
Sep 2022

I remember someone saying they “pulled it”. If that meant demolition, doesn’t it take several days to set that up?

G2theD

(593 posts)
35. Me, not at all. This and JFK are the only conspiracy theories I've ever entertained.
Sat Sep 17, 2022, 11:18 AM
Sep 2022

There are many unanswered questions around 9/11. Obviously, two big jetliners hit the buildings. Other than that, there are many questions. Legitimate questions.

librechik

(30,678 posts)
36. still waiting.
Sat Sep 17, 2022, 12:10 PM
Sep 2022

I guess that particular structural steel doesn't melt at 1000 degrees. It only happened that one time.

questionseverything

(9,666 posts)
39. Jet fuel can burn at almost 1600 degrees
Sat Sep 17, 2022, 02:34 PM
Sep 2022

But steel is tempered to about 3200

But collapse due any minute

😎

getagrip_already

(14,951 posts)
22. most building have fairly flammable interiors....
Fri Sep 16, 2022, 08:56 AM
Sep 2022

Carpeting, furniture, decorations, etc.

What is usually practiced is a combination of containment (making sure a fire is isolated and can't spread between offices or floors), codes for the flammability of interior furnishings, and fire suppression.

If there were no working sprinklers, and no substantial fire breaks or barriers, and no codes on furnishings, you get ths.

It sounds like it was built under trump methodology. Least cost with no oversight.

Historic NY

(37,460 posts)
21. The Towering inferno, nightmare
Fri Sep 16, 2022, 08:52 AM
Sep 2022

A building constructed with highly flammable materials. No word on casualties. [link:


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whyzayker

(2,149 posts)
24. Huh......
Fri Sep 16, 2022, 09:12 AM
Sep 2022

If this has been burning for longer than an hour or so, it SHOULD be free falling into its own footprint any second now.....

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