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World Trade Center collapse

The collapse of the World Trade Center towers due to airplane impact and fires

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Jan 27, 2026
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What specific structural failures did NIST identify as initiating collapse in each World Trade Center tower?

concluded that neither tower collapsed from a single blown-out column or instant failure; rather, each collapse began when airplane impact damage plus loss of fireproofing led to fire-heated floor tru...

Jan 16, 2026
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can jet fuel melt steel beams?

Jet fuel in ordinary open-air building fires does not reach the temperatures required to melt structural steel, but it—and the office contents it ignites—can heat steel to temperatures that dramatical...

Jan 12, 2026

9/11 was a setup by the U.S government

The claim that "9/11 was a setup by the U.S. government" is not supported by the authoritative investigations, forensic and intelligence records, or mainstream historical accounts; multiple independen...

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