NIST Public Meeting - April 5, 2005 - Latest Findings on WTC Collapse

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http://wtc.nist.gov/media/wtc_briefing_april5.htm

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will hold a public meeting starting at 1 p.m. (EST) on April 5, 2005, at the Crowne Plaza Times Square Manhattan (1605 Broadway, Times Square B Room) in New York City to present the latest findings from its building and fire safety investigation of the World Trade Center (WTC) disaster of Sept. 11, 2001. WTC Lead Investigator Shyam Sunder will detail the final probable collapse sequence for the two WTC towers, updating the leading collapse hypothesis released last October. He also will discuss what has been learned from three projects within the WTC investigation (analysis of building and fire codes and practices; occupant behavior, egress, and emergency communications; and fire service technologies and guidelines).

The press release didn't mention WTC 7, so I don't know if anything will be mentioned about that. However, we'll probably get much more detail on the collapse sequence they see occuring for the towers.