NIST Releases Final WTC 7 Investigation Report
Thursday, November 20, 2008 - 15:21
in Mathematics & Economics
NIST today released its final report on the Sept. 11, 2001, collapse of the 47-story World Trade Center 7 (WTC 7) in New York City. Strengthened by clarifications and supplemental text received during a public comment period on the draft report, the major findings and recommendations -- including identification of fire as the primary cause for the building's failure -- were not altered.
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