'There's been so much death - and now this' 9/11 kin see familiar mistakes in skyscraper blaze

[RamboLiberal]

Source: NY Daily News

For those who lost loved ones at Ground Zero six years ago, Saturday's deadly fire showed that the lessons of 9/11 still haven't been learned.

"There's been so much death on that site, and now all of a sudden this happens," said Diane Horning, whose 26-year-old son, Matthew, died in the World Trade Center. "I am devastated at their loss. But on top of that, I am angry."

Horning and others said the deaths of two firefighters - who were trapped gasping for air in a doomed building - seem to echo the 9/11 tragedy because of bad decisions, poor communications and inadequate equipment.

Community members near the 130 Liberty St. site of the former Deutsche Bank building had long complained about unsafe demolition practices and the toxic materials in the building, only to face official indifference, she said.



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Blame contractors for hazards, lack of water, FDNY source

Shoddy work by contractors at the toxic former Deutsche Bank tower contributed to nightmarish conditions that trapped and killed two firefighters, FDNY sources told the Daily News.

General contractor Bovis Lend Lease's construction plan called for the 41-story skyscraper to have a working water source throughout the demolition.

"They were responsible for having water in that building and for keeping it free of combustible materials," a fire source said. "Clearly, that did not happen."

FDNY officials and building owner Lower Manhattan Development Corp. declined to comment on the work while the investigation continues.

But sources said the building was filled with flammable materials and debris, which helped spread the blaze.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2007/08/20/2007-08-20_blame_contractors_for_hazards_lack_of_wa-1.html

[RamboLiberal]

1. Wonder who picked the contractors? This from the 2nd article

Officials with the John Galt Corp., the Bovis' subcontractor charged with asbestos abatement, could not be reached.

Galt has no previous experience tearing down contaminated skyscrapers - but The News reported last year that Galt execs previously ran a demolition company with reputed mob links that was responsible for the spectacular 2005 collapse of an upper West Side supermarket during demolition.

[Drum]

2. Who is John Galt? nt

[NV Whino]

5. That would be funny

if this were not so tragic.

[NYC]

7. That makes his name memorable, and I remembered this:

...The News reported last year that Galt execs previously ran a demolition company with reputed mob links that was responsible for the spectacular 2005 collapse of an upper West Side supermarket during demolition.

[flyarm]

3. ANOTHER DOG THAT DIDN'T BARK..This building was under a huge blaze..but it did not collapse!!

yep the building was being stripped..of everything..no windows all replaced with ply wood..and yet it had a huge fire..and ..oh my ..it didn't collapse!!

but the three buildings right next to it 6 + years ago collapsed...because of fire??????????

yep another dog that did n't bark!!

fly

[Cessna Invesco Palin]

4. Mhmm...

[ohio2007]

6. Monday night 9PM est. History channel is running a show about the WTC

Examines the various conspiracy theories espoused on the Internet, in articles and in public forums that attempt to explain the 9/11 attacks. It includes theories that the World Trade Center was brought down by a controlled demolition; that a missile, not a commercial airliner, hit the Pentagon; and that members of the U.S. government orchestrated the attacks in hopes of creating a war in the Middle East. Each conspiracy argument is countered by a variety of experts in the fields of engineering, intelligence and the military.




The program also delves into the anatomy of such conspiracies and how they grow on the Internet.



http://www.history.com/shows.do?action=detail&episodeId=240087