Yes.alantheastronomer said:
Have you read the report? There are three additional explicitly listed contributing factors and more than a dozen recommendations for mitigating them and other potential contributing and tangential factors. Your one sentence summary is a good start, but the reality is far more complicated.alantheastronomer said:
Looking (quickly) at the report, I see no mention of this common basement when they discuss the connection between building 7 and the rest of the WTC.alantheastronomer said:
It appears that the report found that the fire was sufficient to explain what happened to building 7. They say that even the structural damage from the debris of the North Tower played no significant role.alantheastronomer said:
The official report states that the collapse was caused by the combined effects of fire and structural damage from debris from the collapse of the nearby North Tower.
Some people argue that controlled demolition was involved, but the official report and multiple investigations have found no evidence to support this claim.
Yes, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) conducted a thorough investigation into the collapse and released a comprehensive report in 2008.
It is possible for a fire to cause a building to collapse, especially when combined with other factors such as structural damage. In the case of building #7, the fire burned for several hours and weakened the building's structural supports, leading to its collapse.
The collapse of building #7 has led to improvements in building codes and fire safety measures, as well as increased awareness of the potential risks of fire in high-rise buildings. It has also highlighted the importance of thorough investigations and reporting in the aftermath of major disasters.